Williams County, ND: 17 findings, 5 at a watch level and 12 noted
17 findings fired for Williams County, ND this run, against a typical home value of $348,966 in September 2026 and covered employment of 25,925 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Williams County, ND.
12 findings #
watchWilliams County, ND's covered employment is -1.9% 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 = -1.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchWilliams County, ND's average weekly wage is -1.4% 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 = -1.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchWilliams County, ND's typical asking rent of $1,290 scores 30 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 89 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 59 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 59 = |30 across US counties - 89 across North Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchWilliams County, ND's typical home value of +4.6% scores 71 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 33 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |71 across US counties - 33 across North Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchWilliams County, ND's price-to-rent ratio of 22.5 scores 86 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 56 across North Dakota counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |86 across US counties - 56 across North Dakota counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWilliams County, ND's covered employment was 1.9% 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
- -1.9 % = 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
noteWilliams County, ND's average weekly wage was 1.4% 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
- -1.4 % = 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
noteWilliams County, ND's typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $1,283 in August 2026 to $1,290 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (1289.9708344708345 - 1283.0156040702257) / 1283.0156040702257 × 100
- 1289.9708344708345 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1283.0156040702257 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteWilliams County, ND's average weekly wage of $1,767 ranks 102nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWilliams County, ND's average weekly wage of $1,767 ranks 4th of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of $1,064.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWilliams County, ND's typical home value of $348,966 ranks 4th of 43 North Dakota counties, against a median of $196,408.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 43 North Dakota counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWilliams County, ND's covered employment of 25,925 ranks 5th of 53 North Dakota counties, against a median of 1,520.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 53 North Dakota counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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