Hardin County, KY: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
16 findings fired for Hardin County, KY this run, against a typical home value of $243,023 in September 2026 and covered employment of 46,826 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertHardin County, KY's covered employment is -4.2% 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 = -4.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHardin County, KY's covered employment is -4.2% 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 = -4.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHardin County, KY's typical home value is -3.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -3.124380815984257 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchHardin County, KY's typical home value of -3.1% scores 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 43 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |7 across US counties - 43 across Kentucky counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHardin County, KY's average weekly wage was 4.9% 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
- +4.9 % = 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
noteHardin County, KY's covered employment was 4.2% 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
- -4.2 % = 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
noteHardin County, KY's typical home value fell 0.5% from $244,249 in August 2026 to $243,023 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5% = (243023.03435717383 - 244249.1853432367) / 244249.1853432367 × 100
- 243023.03435717383 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 244249.1853432367 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteHardin County, KY's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $1,273 in August 2026 to $1,277 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (1277.2667277167277 - 1273.2863387428888) / 1273.2863387428888 × 100
- 1277.2667277167277 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1273.2863387428888 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteHardin County, KY's covered employment of 46,826 ranks 7th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 5,237.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHardin County, KY's covered employment of -4.2% ranks 113th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHardin County, KY's typical home value of -3.1% ranks 2,856th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHardin County, KY's covered employment of -4.2% ranks 2,940th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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