Cherokee County, SC: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 11 noted
14 findings fired for Cherokee County, SC this run, against a typical home value of $186,202 in August 2026 and covered employment of 17,932 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertCherokee County, SC's covered employment is -4.5% 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 = -4.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCherokee County, SC's covered employment is -4.5% 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 = -4.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCherokee County, SC's typical home value is -2.9% 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 = -2.913521197044943 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteCherokee County, SC's covered employment was 4.5% 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
- -4.5 % = 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
noteCherokee County, SC's average weekly wage was 2.7% 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
- +2.7 % = 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
noteCherokee County, SC's typical asking rent rose 1.2% from $1,086 in July 2026 to $1,098 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.2% = (1098.4555555555555 - 1085.6090701275207) / 1085.6090701275207 × 100
- 1098.4555555555555 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1085.6090701275207 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteCherokee County, SC's typical asking rent of $1,098 ranks 26th of 27 South Carolina counties, against a median of $1,528.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 27 South Carolina counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCherokee County, SC's momentum index of -0.24 ranks 3,009th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
noteCherokee County, SC's covered employment of -4.5% ranks 43rd of 46 South Carolina counties, against a median of +0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 46 South Carolina counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCherokee County, SC's covered employment of -4.5% ranks 2,975th 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
noteCherokee County, SC's typical home value of -2.9% ranks 2,834th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Cherokee County, SC 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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