Bladen County, NC: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 10 noted
14 findings fired for Bladen County, NC this run, against a typical home value of $154,188 in August 2026 and covered employment of 12,007 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Bladen County, NC.
12 findings #
alertBladen County, NC's covered employment is -6.3% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -6.3 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBladen County, NC's covered employment is -6.3% 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 = -6.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBladen County, NC's typical home value is -0.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.8576552693698583 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchBladen County, NC's momentum index is -0.29, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.29497606833070084 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteBladen County, NC's covered employment was 6.3% 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
- -6.3 % = 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
noteBladen County, NC's average weekly wage was 1.8% higher 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
- +1.8 % = 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
noteBladen County, NC's typical home value fell 0.9% from $155,642 in July 2026 to $154,188 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (154187.876760485 - 155641.82821002856) / 155641.82821002856 × 100
- 154187.876760485 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 155641.82821002856 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteBladen County, NC's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 99th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina 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
noteBladen County, NC's covered employment of -6.3% ranks 97th of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of +0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBladen County, NC's covered employment of -6.3% ranks 3,107th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBladen County, NC's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 3,057th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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
noteBladen County, NC's years of wages of 2.9 ranks 91st of 100 North Carolina counties, against a median of 5.0.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 100 North Carolina counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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