Highland County, VA: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
16 findings fired for Highland County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $288,500 in August 2026 and covered employment of 507 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertHighland County, VA's covered employment is -16.1% 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 = -16.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHighland County, VA's covered employment is -16.1% 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 = -16.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHighland County, VA's average weekly wage is -6.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -6.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHighland County, VA's momentum index is -0.52, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.5196852482417521 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteHighland County, VA's covered employment was 16.1% 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
- -16.1 % = 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
noteHighland County, VA's average weekly wage was 6.2% 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
- -6.2 % = 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
noteHighland County, VA's typical home value rose 0.8% from $286,102 in July 2026 to $288,500 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (288499.98556716036 - 286101.69622502645) / 286101.69622502645 × 100
- 288499.98556716036 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 286101.69622502645 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteHighland County, VA's covered employment of 507 ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 9,944.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHighland County, VA's covered employment of -16.1% ranks 133rd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHighland County, VA's covered employment of -16.1% ranks 3,208th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteHighland County, VA's momentum index of -0.52 ranks 3,190th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteHighland County, VA's momentum index of -0.52 ranks 131st of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 0.26.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia 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
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