Catron County, NM: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for Catron County, NM this run, against a typical home value of $221,080 in August 2026 and covered employment of 646 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertCatron County, NM's covered employment is -5.0% 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 = -5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCatron County, NM's covered employment is -5.0% 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 = -5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCatron County, NM's average weekly wage is -1.2% 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 = -1.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's covered employment 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
noteCatron County, NM's average weekly wage was 1.2% 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
- -1.2 % = 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
noteCatron County, NM's typical home value fell 0.9% from $223,030 in July 2026 to $221,080 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (221080.103286944 - 223029.6195348002) / 223029.6195348002 × 100
- 221080.103286944 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 223029.6195348002 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteCatron County, NM's typical home value of +10.0% ranks 1st of 30 New Mexico counties, against a median of +1.3%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 30 New Mexico counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's average weekly wage of $751 ranks 33rd of 33 New Mexico counties, against a median of $968.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 33 New Mexico counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's covered employment of -5.0% ranks 32nd of 33 New Mexico counties, against a median of +0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 33 New Mexico counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's covered employment of 646 ranks 3,114th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's average weekly wage of $751 ranks 3,108th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCatron County, NM's typical home value of +10.0% ranks 126th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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