Taylor County, WV: 9 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 5 noted
9 findings fired for Taylor County, WV this run, against a typical home value of $192,443 in August 2026 and covered employment of 3,366 in 2026 Q1.
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9 findings #
alertTaylor County, WV'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
watchTaylor County, WV'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
watchTaylor County, WV's years of wages of 3.3 scores 27 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 72 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |27 across US counties - 72 across West Virginia counties|
- 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
watchTaylor County, WV's typical home value of $192,443 scores 34 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 76 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |34 across US counties - 76 across West Virginia counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteTaylor County, WV'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
noteTaylor County, WV's typical home value rose 0.4% from $191,595 in July 2026 to $192,443 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (192443.37858553146 - 191595.33596893714) / 191595.33596893714 × 100
- 192443.37858553146 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 191595.33596893714 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteTaylor County, WV's average weekly wage was 0.1% 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
- +0.1 % = 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
noteTaylor County, WV's momentum index of -0.25 ranks 3,012th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Taylor County, WV 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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