Rockland County, NY: 18 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 13 noted

18 findings fired for Rockland County, NY this run, against a typical home value of $766,355 in August 2026 and covered employment of 136,771 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.

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12 findings #

currentretrieved 2026-10-06

alertRockland County, NY's covered employment is -4.1% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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.
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- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRockland County, NY's years of wages of 10.9 ranks 56th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.
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- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 98.20378837361203 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchRockland County, NY's covered employment is -4.1% 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.
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- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchRockland County, NY's years of wages is 10.9, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; 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 2026-08.
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- test: yearsOfWages = 10.949173431162684 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRockland County, NY's typical home value of +4.9% scores 71 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across New York counties, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-08.
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- 41 = |71 across US counties - 30 across New York counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRockland County, NY's covered employment was 4.1% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- -4.1 % = 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
noteRockland County, NY's average weekly wage was 3.6% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- +3.6 % = 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
noteRockland County, NY's typical home value rose 0.7% from $761,121 in July 2026 to $766,355 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.
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- +0.7% = (766354.5467939386 - 761120.5900524803) / 761120.5900524803 × 100
- 766354.5467939386 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 761120.5900524803 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteRockland County, NY's covered employment of -4.1% ranks 61st of 62 New York counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 62 New York counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRockland County, NY's typical home value of $766,355 ranks 52nd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $234,566.
Period 2026-08.
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- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRockland County, NY's typical asking rent of $3,048 ranks 29th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.
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- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRockland County, NY's covered employment of -4.1% ranks 21st of 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, against a median of -0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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