Portsmouth city, VA: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 13 noted
15 findings fired for Portsmouth city, VA this run, against a typical home value of $268,363 in August 2026 and covered employment of 41,898 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Portsmouth city, VA.
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alertPortsmouth city, VA's covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPortsmouth city, VA's covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
notePortsmouth city, VA's average weekly wage was 13.1% 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
- +13.1 % = 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
notePortsmouth city, VA's covered employment was 3.1% 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
- -3.1 % = 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
notePortsmouth city, VA's typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $1,621 in July 2026 to $1,629 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (1628.6325925925928 - 1620.5555681600354) / 1620.5555681600354 × 100
- 1628.6325925925928 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1620.5555681600354 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePortsmouth city, VA's typical home value rose 0.3% from $267,617 in July 2026 to $268,363 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (268363.0412867476 - 267617.4219624802) / 267617.4219624802 × 100
- 268363.0412867476 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 267617.4219624802 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePortsmouth city, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 13.7 ranks 13th of 13 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of 16.6.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro 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
notePortsmouth city, VA's typical home value of $268,363 ranks 17th of 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of $389,478.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePortsmouth city, VA's years of wages of 3.3 ranks 17th of 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of 6.8.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 18 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro 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
notePortsmouth city, VA's average weekly wage of $1,544 ranks 200th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
notePortsmouth city, VA's typical asking rent of $1,629 ranks 12th of 13 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro, against a median of $2,064.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 counties in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePortsmouth city, VA's average weekly wage of $1,544 ranks 14th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $1,048.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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