McKenzie County, ND: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted

12 findings #

1. alertMcKenzie County, ND'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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -5 <= -3

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchMcKenzie County, ND'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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -5 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. watchMcKenzie County, ND's price-to-rent ratio of 24.7 ranks 96th of 1,399 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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.
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   • test: priceToRent percentile = 93.20457796852646 >= 90
   • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

   position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level

4. watchMcKenzie County, ND's typical asking rent is -1.7% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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.
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   • test: rent.momPct = -1.6602658722470187 <= -1
   • month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

   arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchMcKenzie County, ND's years of wages of 3.9 scores 43 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 74 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 31 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 31 = |43 across US counties - 74 across North Dakota 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

6. noteMcKenzie County, ND'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.
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   • -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

7. noteMcKenzie County, ND's typical asking rent fell 1.7% from $1,275 in July 2026 to $1,254 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -1.7% = (1253.6666666666667 - 1274.8322718038169) / 1274.8322718038169 × 100
   • 1253.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
   • 1274.8322718038169 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07

8. noteMcKenzie County, ND's average weekly wage was 0.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +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

9. noteMcKenzie County, ND's covered employment of -5.0% ranks 52nd of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of -0.3%.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota counties that published jobs.yoy.emp

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteMcKenzie County, ND's typical home value of $371,602 ranks 2nd of 43 North Dakota counties, against a median of $198,465.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 43 North Dakota counties that published home.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

11. noteMcKenzie County, ND's average weekly wage of $1,818 ranks 85th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 97 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

12. noteMcKenzie County, ND's average weekly wage of $1,818 ranks 3rd of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of $1,064.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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