Isle of Wight County, VA: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Isle of Wight County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $388,414 in August 2026 and covered employment of 9,480 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Isle of Wight County, VA.
12 findings #
alertIsle of Wight County, VA's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchIsle of Wight County, VA's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchIsle of Wight County, VA's average weekly wage is -1.7% 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 = -1.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchIsle of Wight County, VA's momentum index is -0.34, 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 = -0.34037360503421005 <= -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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's covered employment was 3.6% 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
- -3.6 % = 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's average weekly wage was 1.7% 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
- -1.7 % = 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $2,137 in July 2026 to $2,142 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (2142.4166666666665 - 2136.5915055092883) / 2136.5915055092883 × 100
- 2142.4166666666665 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2136.5915055092883 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's momentum index of -0.34 ranks 18th of 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of 0.28.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's momentum index of -0.34 ranks 128th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of 0.26.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's momentum index of -0.34 ranks 3,098th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's average weekly wage of $1,632 ranks 153rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteIsle of Wight County, VA's average weekly wage of $1,632 ranks 2nd of 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of $1,158.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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