Carroll County, NH: 18 findings, 9 at a watch level and 9 noted

12 findings #

1. watchCarroll County, NH's years of wages of 10.0 ranks 81st of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 97.38732854343566 >= 90
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level

2. watchCarroll County, NH's covered employment is -1.3% 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 = -1.3 < 0

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

3. watchCarroll County, NH's years of wages is 10.0, 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 2026-09.
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   • test: yearsOfWages = 10.012783098864267 >= 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

4. watchCarroll County, NH's typical asking rent rose 5.7% from $2,062 in August 2026 to $2,179 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +5.7% = (2178.888888888889 - 2061.6814870104813) / 2061.6814870104813 × 100
   • 2178.888888888889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 2061.6814870104813 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

5. watchCarroll County, NH's covered employment of 18,930 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 22 across New Hampshire counties, a gap of 48 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 48 = |70 across US counties - 22 across New Hampshire counties|

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

6. watchCarroll County, NH's average weekly wage of $976 scores 36 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across New Hampshire counties, a gap of 36 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 36 = |36 across US counties - 0 across New Hampshire counties|

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

7. watchCarroll County, NH's momentum index of 0.08 scores 31 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 67 across New Hampshire counties, a gap of 35 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 35 = |31 across US counties - 67 across New Hampshire counties|
   • 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

8. watchCarroll County, NH's covered employment of -1.3% scores 32 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 67 across New Hampshire counties, a gap of 35 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 35 = |32 across US counties - 67 across New Hampshire counties|

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

9. watchCarroll County, NH's typical home value of +4.2% scores 66 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 100 across New Hampshire counties, a gap of 34 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 34 = |66 across US counties - 100 across New Hampshire counties|

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

10. noteCarroll County, NH's average weekly wage was 1.8% 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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    • +1.8 % = 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

11. noteCarroll County, NH's covered employment was 1.3% 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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    • -1.3 % = 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

12. noteCarroll County, NH's typical home value rose 0.3% from $506,509 in August 2026 to $508,169 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +0.3% = (508168.76783355925 - 506508.9586342731) / 506508.9586342731 × 100
    • 508168.76783355925 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
    • 506508.9586342731 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

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