Herkimer County, NY: 12 findings, 4 at a watch level and 8 noted
12 findings fired for Herkimer County, NY this run, against a typical home value of $205,323 in August 2026 and covered employment of 15,311 in 2026 Q1.
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12 findings #
watchHerkimer County, NY's average weekly wage is -1.6% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -1.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHerkimer County, NY's covered employment is -1.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHerkimer County, NY's covered employment of 15,311 scores 65 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 23 across New York counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |65 across US counties - 23 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHerkimer County, NY's average weekly wage of $993 scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across New York counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |39 across US counties - 0 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHerkimer County, NY's average weekly wage was 1.6% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -1.6 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteHerkimer County, NY's covered employment was 1.3% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -1.3 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteHerkimer County, NY's typical home value rose 0.7% from $203,884 in July 2026 to $205,323 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (205322.78627675763 - 203883.58346154378) / 203883.58346154378 × 100
- 205322.78627675763 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 203883.58346154378 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Herkimer County, NY could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteHerkimer County, NY's average weekly wage of $993 ranks 62nd of 62 New York counties, against a median of $1,250.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 New York counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHerkimer County, NY's momentum index of 0.01 ranks 59th of 62 New York counties, against a median of 0.38.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 New York counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Herkimer County, NY is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Herkimer County, NY is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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