Shackelford County, TX: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Shackelford County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $173,013 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,085 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Shackelford County, TX.
12 findings #
alertShackelford County, TX's covered employment is -14.0% 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 = -14 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchShackelford County, TX's covered employment is -14.0% 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 = -14 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchShackelford County, TX's momentum index is -0.30, 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 = -0.29884172470753256 <= -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
watchShackelford County, TX's typical home value of +0.3% scores 23 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 54 across Texas counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |23 across US counties - 54 across Texas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteShackelford County, TX's covered employment was 14.0% 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
- -14 % = 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
noteShackelford County, TX's average weekly wage was 0.9% 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
- +0.9 % = 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
noteShackelford County, TX's typical home value rose 0.8% from $171,683 in July 2026 to $173,013 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (173013.2313092637 - 171683.3412516209) / 171683.3412516209 × 100
- 173013.2313092637 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 171683.3412516209 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteShackelford County, TX's covered employment of -14.0% ranks 3,201st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteShackelford County, TX's covered employment of -14.0% ranks 252nd of 254 Texas counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteShackelford County, TX's momentum index of -0.30 ranks 3,059th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteShackelford County, TX's momentum index of -0.30 ranks 240th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 0.20.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteShackelford County, TX's covered employment of 1,085 ranks 2,980th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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