Arlington County, VA: 24 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 21 noted
24 findings fired for Arlington County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $802,232 in September 2026 and covered employment of 171,969 in 2026 Q1. 12 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-21. Back to Arlington County, VA.
12 findings #
alertArlington County, VA's covered employment is -5.4% 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 = -5.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchArlington County, VA's covered employment is -5.4% 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 = -5.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchArlington County, VA's price-to-rent ratio of 24.9 ranks 93rd of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 93.22033898305084 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
noteArlington County, VA's average weekly wage was 8.4% 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
- +8.4 % = 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
noteArlington County, VA's covered employment was 5.4% 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
- -5.4 % = 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
noteArlington County, VA's typical home value rose 0.3% from $799,575 in August 2026 to $802,232 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (802232.1286953628 - 799575.2658695582) / 799575.2658695582 × 100
- 802232.1286953628 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 799575.2658695582 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteArlington County, VA's typical asking rent rose 0.3% from $2,672 in August 2026 to $2,680 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (2679.616635861932 - 2672.226980791671) / 2672.226980791671 × 100
- 2679.616635861932 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2672.226980791671 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteArlington County, VA's average weekly wage of $2,901 ranks 1st of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of $1,341.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteArlington County, VA's covered employment of -5.4% ranks 23rd of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of -1.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteArlington County, VA's average weekly wage of $2,901 ranks 11th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
noteArlington County, VA's typical home value of $802,232 ranks 2nd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $309,231.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteArlington County, VA's average weekly wage of $2,901 ranks 2nd of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $1,048.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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