Cook County, IL: 22 findings, 1 at a watch level and 21 noted

22 findings fired for Cook County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $340,258 in September 2026 and covered employment of 2,569,918 in 2026 Q1. 10 further findings are not listed here.

Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Cook County, IL.

12 findings #

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  1. watchCook County, IL's years of wages of 3.2 scores 27 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 69 across Illinois counties, a gap of 42 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 42 = |27 across US counties - 69 across Illinois 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

  2. noteCook County, IL's average weekly wage was 4.3% 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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    • +4.3 % = 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

  3. noteCook County, IL's typical home value rose 0.7% from $338,036 in August 2026 to $340,258 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +0.7% = (340257.85196524725 - 338036.2820565619) / 338036.2820565619 × 100
    • 340257.85196524725 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
    • 338036.2820565619 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

  4. noteCook County, IL's typical asking rent fell 0.3% from $2,235 in August 2026 to $2,228 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • -0.3% = (2227.715884491958 - 2234.504365263474) / 2234.504365263474 × 100
    • 2227.715884491958 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
    • 2234.504365263474 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

  5. noteCook County, IL's covered employment was 0.3% 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
    • +0.3 % = 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. noteCook County, IL's covered employment of 2,569,918 ranks 1st of 13 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro, against a median of 94,945.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro that published jobs.emp

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

  7. noteCook County, IL's covered employment of 2,569,918 ranks 1st of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of 7,611.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois counties that published jobs.emp

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

  8. noteCook County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 12.7 ranks 11th of 11 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro, against a median of 15.2.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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

  9. noteCook County, IL's years of wages of 3.2 ranks 13th of 13 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro, against a median of 4.9.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 13 counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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

  10. noteCook County, IL's covered employment of 2,569,918 ranks 2nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp

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

  11. noteCook County, IL's average weekly wage of $2,015 ranks 2nd of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of $1,061.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

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

  12. noteCook County, IL's average weekly wage of $2,015 ranks 47th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 99 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

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Sources #

  • estimateQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
  • publishedQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    area 17031, all ownerships, all industries · period 2026-Q1 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • publishedZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • publishedZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-19
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · 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%)
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
  • estimateZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-19 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

Citations

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. https://www.bls.gov/cew/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. series area 17031, all ownerships, all industries. period 2026-Q1. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/area/17031.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). series County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zhvi/County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). series County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zori/County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-19.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: 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%).
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-19. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.

What these numbers are not

  • The newest BLS QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, only the over-the-year percent change BLS publishes itself. Every employment and wage comparison here states that published change; none of them is a move from one level to another, because the two levels are not both in the file.
  • A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank across the entities that published the metric this period: the smallest published value scores 0 and the largest scores 100. It is not the share of entities below the value, and entities that did not publish the metric are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
  • The named indicators shown beside this brief are national or basin-level series, not measurements of Cook County, IL; 30-year fixed mortgage rate (watch), Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual (watch), Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate (watch) and WTI crude oil, spot (watch) are at a watch or alert level. They are context.
  • The occupation mix is the 16980 metro area's, from the bundled BLS OEWS release: OEWS does not publish a county table.
  • Water rows are everything within 75 km of this place's internal point (150 km for reservoirs), not everything inside its boundary: lib/water searches discs, and every row prints its own distance.
  • Server report: satellite turbidity is only computed in a browser, so that term is absent here.
  • USGS gauges did not answer.
  • USGS wells did not answer.
  • Stress uses 1 of 4 terms (drought); missing terms are left out, not assumed.
  • Groundwater has no trend term: one latest level cannot say whether an aquifer is being drawn down.
  • Obligations are what agencies committed in FY2026 by place of performance: not outlays, and not the recipient's own location.
  • FY2026 closed 19 days ago; agencies report with up to a 45-day lag, so totals are still filling in.
  • The indicator block is the NATIONAL set, filtered only by lens. None of these series is keyed to this place: they are United States, gauge, single-state or port series and they are shown as context, not as this place's own readings.

Page assembled 2026-10-19T21:02:38.243Z. Place identity tables pulled 2026-10-01.