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News Releases:
Apr
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
22
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2024

Montana had 37,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 36,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Montana Economy at a Glance:
Montana
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)576.8 (r)576.9 (r)576.9 577.3 577.7 (p)577.5

Employment(1)

 (r)557.8 (r)557.8 (r)557.8 558.0 558.3 (p)558.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)19.0 (r)19.1 (r)19.0 19.3 19.4 (p)18.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 3.3 3.4 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 522.9 524.0 524.4 525.1 526.3 (p)528.0

12-month % change

 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.7 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 (p)7.2

12-month % change

 7.2 8.8 5.9 1.4 1.4 (p)2.9

Construction(3)

 37.4 37.6 37.8 38.4 38.8 (p)39.2

12-month % change

 0.5 3.3 4.1 3.5 5.1 (p)6.5

Manufacturing(3)

 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.8 21.7 (p)21.8

12-month % change

 -2.7 -2.3 -2.3 -0.9 -0.5 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 101.5 101.4 101.7 101.2 101.2 (p)100.9

12-month % change

 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.1 (p)0.5

Information(3)

 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 (p)5.4

12-month % change

 -8.3 -1.8 -3.5 -3.5 -6.9 (p)-5.3

Financial Activities(3)

 28.2 28.1 27.9 27.9 28.0 (p)28.0

12-month % change

 0.4 0.0 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 (p)0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

 51.9 52.0 52.1 52.1 52.0 (p)52.2

12-month % change

 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 84.3 84.8 84.9 85.5 85.6 (p)86.3

12-month % change

 2.8 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 (p)4.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 74.4 74.7 74.9 74.3 74.3 (p)74.6

12-month % change

 4.5 4.3 4.3 2.6 1.9 (p)2.6

Other Services(3)

 18.9 19.0 18.6 18.8 19.5 (p)19.7

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.1 -3.6 -4.1 0.0 (p)1.0

Government(3)

 91.8 91.8 92.2 92.4 92.6 (p)92.7

12-month % change

 2.0 1.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Billings Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2024
Great Falls Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2024
Missoula Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table May 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2024
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2024
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2024 Employment News Release Mar 2024