Franklin County, VT: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted
15 findings fired for Franklin County, VT this run, against a typical home value of $362,297 in September 2026 and covered employment of 15,967 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Franklin County, VT.
12 findings #
alertFranklin County, VT's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFranklin County, VT's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchFranklin County, VT's momentum index is -0.28, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.28340524490266206 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFranklin County, VT's years of wages of 5.6 scores 74 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 31 across Vermont counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |74 across US counties - 31 across Vermont 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
watchFranklin County, VT's typical home value of $362,297 scores 82 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 38 across Vermont counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |82 across US counties - 38 across Vermont counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFranklin County, VT's covered employment was 4.4% 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
- -4.4 % = 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
noteFranklin County, VT's average weekly wage was 0.8% 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
- +0.8 % = 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
noteFranklin County, VT's typical home value fell 0.6% from $364,665 in August 2026 to $362,297 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.6% = (362297.0158980169 - 364664.59388029814) / 364664.59388029814 × 100
- 362297.0158980169 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 364664.59388029814 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteFranklin County, VT's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 14th of 14 Vermont counties, against a median of -0.01.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Vermont 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
noteFranklin County, VT's momentum index of -0.28 ranks 3,045th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteFranklin County, VT's covered employment of -4.4% ranks 13th of 14 Vermont counties, against a median of -1.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Vermont counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFranklin County, VT's covered employment of -4.4% ranks 2,964th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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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