Baker County, OR: 11 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 6 noted
11 findings fired for Baker County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $302,005 in August 2026 and covered employment of 5,381 in 2026 Q1.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Baker County, OR.
11 findings #
alertBaker County, OR's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's typical home value of $302,005 scores 70 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Oregon counties, a gap of 56 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 56 = |70 across US counties - 14 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBaker County, OR's years of wages of 5.7 scores 75 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across Oregon counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |75 across US counties - 26 across Oregon 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
watchBaker County, OR's average weekly wage of $1,021 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Oregon counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |46 across US counties - 14 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBaker County, OR's covered employment was 3.6% 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
- -3.6 % = 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
noteBaker County, OR's average weekly wage was 2.4% 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
- +2.4 % = 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
noteBaker County, OR's typical home value fell 0.5% from $303,463 in July 2026 to $302,005 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5% = (302005.4855395229 - 303463.15490567096) / 303463.15490567096 × 100
- 302005.4855395229 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 303463.15490567096 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteBaker County, OR's momentum index of -0.21 ranks 35th of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of 0.11.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon 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
noteBaker County, OR's momentum index of -0.21 ranks 2,965th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Baker County, OR 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
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