Lamar County, TX: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Lamar County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $206,816 in August 2026 and covered employment of 21,698 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertLamar County, TX's covered employment is -4.7% 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 = -4.7 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLamar County, TX's covered employment is -4.7% 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 = -4.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLamar County, TX's average weekly wage is -1.2% 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 = -1.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLamar County, TX's momentum index is -0.34, 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 = -0.34314772796287657 <= -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
watchLamar County, TX's typical home value of +1.9% scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 69 across Texas counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |39 across US counties - 69 across Texas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLamar County, TX's covered employment 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
noteLamar County, TX's average weekly wage was 1.2% 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
- -1.2 % = 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
noteLamar County, TX's typical asking rent rose 0.6% from $1,308 in July 2026 to $1,316 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (1316.4 - 1308.1701916509373) / 1308.1701916509373 × 100
- 1316.4 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1308.1701916509373 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteLamar County, TX's typical home value fell 0.5% from $207,889 in July 2026 to $206,816 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5% = (206815.8699545445 - 207889.1816692755) / 207889.1816692755 × 100
- 206815.8699545445 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 207889.1816692755 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteLamar County, TX's momentum index of -0.34 ranks 3,104th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteLamar County, TX's momentum index of -0.34 ranks 242nd of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 0.20.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas 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
noteLamar County, TX's covered employment of -4.7% ranks 2,997th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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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