McDonough County, IL: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 12 noted
14 findings fired for McDonough County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $101,292 in September 2026 and covered employment of 9,545 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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alertMcDonough County, IL'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
watchMcDonough County, IL'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
noteMcDonough County, IL'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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical home value rose 1.0% from $100,289 in August 2026 to $101,292 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (101292.23718068424 - 100289.07631377703) / 100289.07631377703 × 100
- 101292.23718068424 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 100289.07631377703 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteMcDonough County, IL's average weekly wage was 0.4% 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
- +0.4 % = 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical home value of $101,292 ranks 2,962nd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMcDonough County, IL's years of wages of 2.0 ranks 2,914th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteMcDonough County, IL's momentum index of -0.21 ranks 97th of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of 0.20.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois 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
noteMcDonough County, IL'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
noteMcDonough County, IL's typical home value of $101,292 ranks 95th of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of $158,551.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMcDonough County, IL's momentum index of -0.21 ranks 2,970th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.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
noteMcDonough County, IL's covered employment of -4.7% ranks 93rd of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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