Glacier County, MT: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 9 noted
15 findings fired for Glacier County, MT this run, against a typical home value of $166,389 in August 2026 and covered employment of 3,890 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Glacier County, MT.
12 findings #
alertGlacier County, MT's covered employment is -3.2% 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 = -3.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchGlacier County, MT's covered employment is -3.2% 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 = -3.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchGlacier County, MT's typical home value is -0.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -0.8677000702535638 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchGlacier County, MT'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
watchGlacier County, MT's momentum index is -0.42, 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 = -0.4178796103226748 <= -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
watchGlacier County, MT's covered employment of 3,890 scores 31 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 71 across Montana counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |31 across US counties - 71 across Montana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteGlacier County, MT's covered employment was 3.2% 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
- -3.2 % = 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
noteGlacier County, MT'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
noteGlacier County, MT's momentum index of -0.42 ranks 55th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of 0.30.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana 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
noteGlacier County, MT's momentum index of -0.42 ranks 3,148th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteGlacier County, MT's typical home value of $166,389 ranks 54th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of $296,564.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteGlacier County, MT's typical home value of -0.9% ranks 54th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of +4.1%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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