Lincoln County, ID: 12 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 8 noted
12 findings fired for Lincoln County, ID this run, against a typical home value of $320,246 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,619 in 2026 Q1.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Lincoln County, ID.
12 findings #
alertLincoln County, ID'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
watchLincoln County, ID'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
watchLincoln County, ID's years of wages of 6.0 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Idaho counties, a gap of 65 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 65 = |79 across US counties - 14 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
watchLincoln County, ID's typical home value of $320,246 scores 74 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 12 across Idaho counties, a gap of 62 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 62 = |74 across US counties - 12 across Idaho counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLincoln County, ID's average weekly wage was 7.2% 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
- +7.2 % = 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
noteLincoln County, ID'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
noteLincoln County, ID's typical home value rose 0.8% from $317,600 in July 2026 to $320,246 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (320245.68012220005 - 317600.34519319795) / 317600.34519319795 × 100
- 320245.68012220005 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 317600.34519319795 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteLincoln County, ID's covered employment of -4.4% ranks 43rd of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of +0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteLincoln County, ID's momentum index of 0.03 ranks 41st of 44 Idaho counties, against a median of 0.34.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
noteLincoln County, ID'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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Lincoln County, ID is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Lincoln County, ID is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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