Caribou County, ID: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 9 noted
14 findings fired for Caribou County, ID this run, against a typical home value of $345,330 in August 2026 and covered employment of 3,384 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertCaribou County, ID's covered employment is -4.1% 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 = -4.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCaribou County, ID's covered employment is -4.1% 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 = -4.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCaribou County, ID's average weekly wage is -0.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCaribou County, ID's years of wages of 5.0 scores 65 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 5 across Idaho counties, a gap of 60 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 60 = |65 across US counties - 5 across Idaho 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
watchCaribou County, ID's typical home value of $345,330 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across Idaho counties, a gap of 60 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 60 = |79 across US counties - 19 across Idaho counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCaribou County, ID's covered employment was 4.1% 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
- -4.1 % = 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
noteCaribou County, ID's typical home value rose 1.0% from $342,004 in July 2026 to $345,330 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (345329.6290093876 - 342004.03554705303) / 342004.03554705303 × 100
- 345329.6290093876 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 342004.03554705303 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteCaribou County, ID's average weekly wage was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteCaribou County, ID's momentum index of -0.15 ranks 43rd of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of 0.34.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 44 Idaho 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
noteCaribou County, ID's covered employment of -4.1% ranks 42nd of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of +0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 44 Idaho counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCaribou County, ID's years of wages of 5.0 ranks 41st of 43 Idaho counties, against a median of 7.6.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 43 Idaho counties 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
noteCaribou County, ID's average weekly wage of $1,328 ranks 4th of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of $1,026.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 44 Idaho counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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