McKenzie County, ND: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for McKenzie County, ND this run, against a typical home value of $371,602 in August 2026 and covered employment of 11,125 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
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.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
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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.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
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.Show the arithmetic
- -1.7% = (1253.6666666666667 - 1274.8322718038169) / 1274.8322718038169 × 100
- 1253.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1274.8322718038169 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
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.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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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.Show the arithmetic
- 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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