Hawaii brief

Hawaii: 10 findings, 2 at a watch level and 8 noted

1. watchHawaii's years of wages is 11.6, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages = 11.554261328867616 >= 10
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchHawaii's covered employment is -0.3% 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 = -0.3 < 0

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

3. noteHawaii's average weekly wage was 1.7% 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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   • +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

4. noteHawaii's typical home value rose 0.3% from $830,594 in July 2026 to $833,340 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • +0.3% = (833339.5440832479 - 830594.4921684097) / 830594.4921684097 × 100
   • 833339.5440832479 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 830594.4921684097 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

5. noteHawaii's covered employment was 0.3% 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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   • -0.3 % = 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. noteHawaii's typical home value of $833,340 ranks 1st of 51 US states, against a median of $350,752.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 US states that published home.latest

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

7. noteHawaii's years of wages of 11.6 ranks 1st of 51 US states, against a median of 4.5.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 US states 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

8. noteHawaii's momentum index of 0.09 ranks 47th of 52 US states, against a median of 0.25.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states 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

9. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Hawaii is due between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

10. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Hawaii 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

Next release

Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly), between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09 (approximate).