McPherson County, KS: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 9 noted
15 findings fired for McPherson County, KS this run, against a typical home value of $224,602 in August 2026 and covered employment of 16,166 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to McPherson County, KS.
12 findings #
alertMcPherson County, KS' covered employment is -4.0% 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 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcPherson County, KS' covered employment is -4.0% 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 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMcPherson County, KS' average weekly wage is -0.8% 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 = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchMcPherson County, KS' 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.28145871750332824 <= -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
watchMcPherson County, KS' typical home value of $224,602 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 84 across Kansas counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |46 across US counties - 84 across Kansas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchMcPherson County, KS' years of wages of 3.4 scores 30 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 63 across Kansas counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |30 across US counties - 63 across Kansas 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
noteMcPherson County, KS' covered employment was 4.0% 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 % = 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
noteMcPherson County, KS' average weekly wage was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteMcPherson County, KS' typical asking rent rose 0.6% from $1,173 in July 2026 to $1,179 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (1179.1666666666667 - 1172.6830221511123) / 1172.6830221511123 × 100
- 1179.1666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1172.6830221511123 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteMcPherson County, KS' average weekly wage of $1,256 ranks 6th of 105 Kansas counties, against a median of $943.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 105 Kansas counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMcPherson County, KS' momentum index of -0.28 ranks 100th of 105 Kansas counties, against a median of 0.28.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 105 Kansas 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
noteMcPherson County, KS' momentum index of -0.28 ranks 3,047th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.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
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