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News Releases:

Dec
12

Consumer Price Index, West Region — November 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.2 percent in November.

Nov
14

Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in October.

Oct
11

Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September.

Montana Economy at a Glance:

Montana
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

523.1 522.9 523.0 523.4 524.3 (p)525.6

Employment(1)

503.2 503.5 503.9 504.3 505.1 (p)506.3

Unemployment(1)

19.9 19.4 19.1 19.1 19.2 (p)19.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 (p)3.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

476.7 478.3 479.3 479.6 479.5 (p)481.5

12-month % change

0.8 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(3)

7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 (p)7.2

12-month % change

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.3 (p)4.3

Construction(3)

28.6 28.9 29.3 29.3 29.1 (p)29.6

12-month % change

2.9 4.7 6.5 6.5 7.0 (p)8.0

Manufacturing(3)

20.4 20.6 20.5 20.4 20.5 (p)20.4

12-month % change

2.5 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 (p)1.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

93.5 93.7 93.6 93.5 93.7 (p)93.8

12-month % change

-0.8 -1.0 -1.1 -1.2 -1.0 (p)-0.7

Information(3)

6.3 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 (p)6.2

12-month % change

-1.6 -1.5 -3.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-4.6

Financial Activities(3)

24.3 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.5 (p)24.5

12-month % change

-0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 (p)0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

42.5 43.0 42.6 43.0 42.8 (p)43.4

12-month % change

3.4 5.4 4.2 5.4 3.6 (p)4.8

Education & Health Services(3)

76.6 76.4 76.7 76.8 76.9 (p)77.1

12-month % change

0.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.4 (p)0.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

66.3 65.9 66.3 66.1 66.0 (p)66.9

12-month % change

0.8 1.5 1.8 2.0 0.8 (p)1.4

Other Services(3)

18.9 19.1 19.4 19.7 20.1 (p)20.0

12-month % change

1.6 2.7 4.3 6.5 8.6 (p)7.0

Government(3)

92.2 92.8 93.0 92.7 92.3 (p)92.4

12-month % change

1.0 1.2 1.8 1.2 0.7 (p)0.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Billings Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Dec 2018
Great Falls Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Dec 2018
Missoula Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Dec 2018
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2019
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jan 2019
Consumer Price Index, West Region — November 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2018
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana – 2016 Unemployment News Release Feb 2017