Polk County, TN: 7 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 5 noted
7 findings fired for Polk County, TN this run, against a typical home value of $257,377 in August 2026 and covered employment of 2,502 in 2026 Q1.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Polk County, TN.
7 findings #
alertPolk County, TN's covered employment is -5.2% 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 = -5.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPolk County, TN's covered employment is -5.2% 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 = -5.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
notePolk County, TN's average weekly wage was 8.3% 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
- +8.3 % = 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
notePolk County, TN's covered employment was 5.2% 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
- -5.2 % = 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
notePolk County, TN's covered employment of -5.2% ranks 92nd of 95 Tennessee counties, against a median of -0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 95 Tennessee counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePolk County, TN's covered employment of -5.2% ranks 3,044th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Polk County, TN 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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Trade balance (BEA/Census International Trade in Goods and Services), expected between 2026-10-02 and 2026-10-10.
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