Prairie County, MT: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for Prairie County, MT this run, against a typical home value of $126,753 in September 2026 and covered employment of 315 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Prairie County, MT.
12 findings #
alertPrairie County, MT's covered employment is -34.8% 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 = -34.8 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPrairie County, MT's covered employment is -34.8% 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 = -34.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPrairie County, MT's typical home value is -1.2% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical home value at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; 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 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.momPct = -1.1915574949072587 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
notePrairie County, MT's covered employment was 34.8% 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
- -34.8 % = 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
notePrairie County, MT's average weekly wage was 22.2% 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
- +22.2 % = 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
notePrairie County, MT's typical home value fell 1.2% from $128,282 in August 2026 to $126,753 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.2% = (126753.26376773552 - 128281.81535317942) / 128281.81535317942 × 100
- 126753.26376773552 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 128281.81535317942 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
notePrairie County, MT's typical home value of $126,753 ranks 56th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of $286,409.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePrairie County, MT's covered employment of -34.8% ranks 56th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of +0.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePrairie County, MT's years of wages of 2.2 ranks 56th of 56 Montana counties, against a median of 5.5.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 56 Montana 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
notePrairie County, MT's covered employment of -34.8% ranks 3,220th 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
notePrairie County, MT's covered employment of 315 ranks 3,187th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
notePrairie County, MT's years of wages of 2.2 ranks 2,854th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
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