Jefferson County, TX: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for Jefferson County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $177,929 in August 2026 and covered employment of 122,108 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertJefferson County, TX's covered employment is -3.8% 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 = -3.8 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchJefferson County, TX's covered employment is -3.8% 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 = -3.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchJefferson County, TX's typical asking rent is -1.0% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -1.0055001762534037 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteJefferson County, TX's covered employment was 3.8% 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
- -3.8 % = 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
noteJefferson County, TX's average weekly wage was 1.4% 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
- +1.4 % = 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
noteJefferson County, TX's typical asking rent fell 1.0% from $1,289 in July 2026 to $1,276 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.0% = (1276.301612673041 - 1289.2651762930413) / 1289.2651762930413 × 100
- 1276.301612673041 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1289.2651762930413 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteJefferson County, TX's typical home value rose 0.6% from $176,904 in July 2026 to $177,929 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (177928.66487813927 - 176903.5443326628) / 176903.5443326628 × 100
- 177928.66487813927 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 176903.5443326628 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteJefferson County, TX's price-to-rent ratio of 11.6 ranks 1,322nd of 1,399 US counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US 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
noteJefferson County, TX's years of wages of 2.3 ranks 2,838th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.3.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US 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
noteJefferson County, TX's covered employment of 122,108 ranks 20th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 6,022.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJefferson County, TX's average weekly wage of $1,490 ranks 246th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJefferson County, TX's covered employment of 122,108 ranks 261st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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