Kittitas County, WA: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 9 noted
15 findings fired for Kittitas County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $494,987 in September 2026 and covered employment of 16,587 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Kittitas County, WA.
12 findings #
alertKittitas County, WA's covered employment is -4.0% 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 = -4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKittitas County, WA's years of wages of 8.6 ranks 161st of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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: yearsOfWages percentile = 94.77465708687133 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchKittitas County, WA's price-to-rent ratio of 25.8 ranks 75th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 94.54679439941046 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchKittitas County, WA's covered employment is -4.0% 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 = -4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKittitas County, WA's price-to-rent ratio is 25.8, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; 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: priceToRent = 25.849076021205757 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKittitas County, WA's average weekly wage of $1,109 scores 64 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across Washington counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |64 across US counties - 26 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKittitas County, WA's average weekly wage was 6.1% 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
- +6.1 % = 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
noteKittitas County, WA's covered employment was 4.0% 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
- -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
noteKittitas County, WA's typical asking rent rose 1.0% from $1,580 in August 2026 to $1,596 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (1595.759188034188 - 1579.6812740066498) / 1579.6812740066498 × 100
- 1595.759188034188 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1579.6812740066498 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteKittitas County, WA's typical home value of $494,987 ranks 202nd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 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
noteKittitas County, WA's covered employment of -4.0% ranks 36th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of -0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKittitas County, WA's covered employment of -4.0% ranks 2,914th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 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
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