Rosebud County, MT: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 9 noted
14 findings fired for Rosebud County, MT this run, against a typical home value of $235,637 in August 2026 and covered employment of 3,408 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Rosebud County, MT.
12 findings #
alertRosebud County, MT's covered employment is -5.6% 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 = -5.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRosebud County, MT's covered employment is -5.6% 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 = -5.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchRosebud County, MT's average weekly wage is -5.0% 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 = -5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRosebud County, MT's momentum index is -0.48, 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 = -0.476035471449027 <= -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
watchRosebud County, MT's covered employment of 3,408 scores 28 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 65 across Montana counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |28 across US counties - 65 across Montana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRosebud County, MT's covered employment was 5.6% 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
- -5.6 % = 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
noteRosebud County, MT's average weekly wage was 5.0% 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
- -5 % = 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
noteRosebud County, MT's typical home value rose 0.8% from $233,695 in July 2026 to $235,637 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (235636.63337739682 - 233695.18154508423) / 233695.18154508423 × 100
- 235636.63337739682 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 233695.18154508423 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteRosebud County, MT's momentum index of -0.48 ranks 56th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of 0.30.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteRosebud County, MT's momentum index of -0.48 ranks 3,179th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteRosebud County, MT's covered employment of -5.6% ranks 54th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of +0.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRosebud County, MT's covered employment of -5.6% ranks 3,071st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
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