Barnes County, ND: 12 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 8 noted
12 findings fired for Barnes County, ND this run, against a typical home value of $198,465 in August 2026 and covered employment of 4,319 in 2026 Q1.
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12 findings #
alertBarnes County, ND'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
watchBarnes County, ND'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
watchBarnes County, ND's price-to-rent ratio of 20.1 scores 74 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 44 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 44 = |74 across US counties - 30 across North Dakota counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBarnes County, ND's covered employment of 4,319 scores 33 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 73 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |33 across US counties - 73 across North Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBarnes County, ND'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
noteBarnes County, ND's average weekly wage was 1.4% 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
- +1.4 % = 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
noteBarnes County, ND's typical home value fell 0.5% from $199,504 in July 2026 to $198,465 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5% = (198465.0083428869 - 199504.0666698067) / 199504.0666698067 × 100
- 198465.0083428869 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 199504.0666698067 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Barnes County, ND could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteBarnes County, ND's typical asking rent of $821 ranks 11th of 11 North Dakota counties, against a median of $1,254.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 North Dakota counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBarnes County, ND's typical asking rent of $821 ranks 1,371st of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Barnes County, ND is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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 Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Barnes County, ND is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- 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
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