Gilliam County, OR: 19 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 12 noted
19 findings fired for Gilliam County, OR this run, against a typical home value of $249,477 in August 2026 and covered employment of 875 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Gilliam County, OR.
12 findings #
alertGilliam County, OR's covered employment is -15.4% 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 = -15.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchGilliam County, OR's covered employment is -15.4% 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 = -15.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchGilliam County, OR's average weekly wage is -4.7% 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 = -4.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchGilliam County, OR's momentum index is -0.44, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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: momentum = -0.44376211182694153 <= -0.25
- 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%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchGilliam County, OR's typical home value of $249,477 scores 56 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 6 across Oregon counties, a gap of 50 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 50 = |56 across US counties - 6 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchGilliam County, OR's years of wages of 3.8 scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 3 across Oregon counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |39 across US counties - 3 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
watchGilliam County, OR's typical home value of +4.0% scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 91 across Oregon counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |61 across US counties - 91 across Oregon counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteGilliam County, OR's covered employment was 15.4% 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
- -15.4 % = 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
noteGilliam County, OR's average weekly wage was 4.7% 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
- -4.7 % = 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
noteGilliam County, OR's covered employment of -15.4% ranks 36th of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of -1.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 36 Oregon counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteGilliam County, OR's momentum index of -0.44 ranks 36th of 36 Oregon counties, against a median of 0.11.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteGilliam County, OR's covered employment of -15.4% ranks 3,206th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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