Ward County, TX: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 10 noted

12 findings #

1. alertWard County, TX's covered employment is -7.7% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -7.7 <= -3

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchWard County, TX's covered employment is -7.7% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -7.7 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. watchWard County, TX's typical home value of +0.7% scores 27 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 58 across Texas counties, a gap of 31 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 31 = |27 across US counties - 58 across Texas counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

4. noteWard County, TX's covered employment was 7.7% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -7.7 % = 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

5. noteWard County, TX's average weekly wage was 5.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +5.3 % = 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

6. noteWard County, TX's typical home value fell 0.6% from $195,848 in July 2026 to $194,767 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -0.6% = (194767.37801697841 - 195848.0637886734) / 195848.0637886734 × 100
   • 194767.37801697841 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 195848.0637886734 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

7. noteWard County, TX's covered employment of -7.7% ranks 3,147th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 2 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

8. noteWard County, TX's average weekly wage of $1,774 ranks 98th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 97 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

9. noteWard County, TX's covered employment of -7.7% ranks 243rd of 254 Texas counties, against a median of +0.1%.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.yoy.emp

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteWard County, TX's years of wages of 2.1 ranks 2,905th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.3.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 5 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

11. noteWard County, TX's average weekly wage of $1,774 ranks 16th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of $1,115.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

12. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Ward County, TX is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • 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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