Belmont County, OH: 18 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 16 noted
18 findings fired for Belmont County, OH this run, against a typical home value of $133,163 in August 2026 and covered employment of 19,486 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertBelmont County, OH's covered employment is -4.6% 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 = -4.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBelmont County, OH's covered employment is -4.6% 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 = -4.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's average weekly wage was 6.0% 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
- +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
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment was 4.6% 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
- -4.6 % = 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
noteBelmont County, OH's typical asking rent rose 0.9% from $885 in July 2026 to $893 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.9% = (893 - 884.9435535236635) / 884.9435535236635 × 100
- 893 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 884.9435535236635 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment of -4.6% ranks 88th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's years of wages of 2.4 ranks 87th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of 3.7.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio 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
noteBelmont County, OH's typical home value of $133,163 ranks 86th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of $219,740.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's typical asking rent of $893 ranks 1,347th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteBelmont County, OH's price-to-rent ratio of 12.4 ranks 49th of 51 Ohio counties, against a median of 15.4.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 Ohio counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's typical asking rent of $893 ranks 48th of 51 Ohio counties, against a median of $1,327.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 Ohio counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment of -4.6% ranks 2,990th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
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