Lipscomb County, TX: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Lipscomb County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $118,196 in September 2026 and covered employment of 1,148 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Lipscomb County, TX.
12 findings #
alertLipscomb County, TX's covered employment is -4.8% 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 = -4.8 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLipscomb County, TX's covered employment is -4.8% 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 = -4.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLipscomb County, TX's average weekly wage is -1.6% 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 = -1.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLipscomb County, TX's momentum index is -0.33, 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 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.3347460096515968 <= -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
noteLipscomb County, TX's covered employment was 4.8% 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
- -4.8 % = 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's average weekly wage was 1.6% 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
- -1.6 % = 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's momentum index of -0.33 ranks 3,098th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.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
noteLipscomb County, TX's momentum index of -0.33 ranks 243rd of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 0.20.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's covered employment of -4.8% ranks 3,012th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's typical home value of $118,196 ranks 2,854th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's covered employment of -4.8% ranks 234th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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
noteLipscomb County, TX's years of wages of 2.3 ranks 2,826th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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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