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Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today
Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jul
14
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
538.8 | 520.6 | 523.9 | 535.1 | 534.3 | (p)530.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
519.6 | 458.4 | 476.6 | 496.8 | 499.7 | (p)500.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
19.2 | 62.2 | 47.3 | 38.3 | 34.6 | (p)29.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.6 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | (p)5.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
488.6 | 425.1 | 443.6 | 458.1 | 461.0 | (p)461.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | -11.9 | -8.3 | -5.1 | -4.9 | (p)-5.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | (p)6.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | -2.8 | -5.5 | -6.8 | -8.1 | (p)-8.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
31.4 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.2 | (p)30.5 |
12-month % change |
|
8.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.3 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.2 | (p)19.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -15.2 | -10.5 | -7.7 | -8.6 | (p)-9.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
95.5 | 87.6 | 89.4 | 91.0 | 91.2 | (p)91.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | -7.2 | -5.1 | -3.2 | -3.0 | (p)-2.3 |
Information(3) |
|
6.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | (p)5.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -12.7 | -12.7 | -14.5 | -12.9 | (p)-14.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
27.6 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | (p)25.7 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | (p)-0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
44.4 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.1 | (p)41.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -3.5 | -5.3 | (p)-6.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
79.1 | 71.7 | 74.1 | 76.4 | 77.5 | (p)77.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | -9.1 | -5.8 | -3.0 | -2.0 | (p)-2.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
66.4 | 34.8 | 49.1 | 54.8 | 56.2 | (p)56.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -48.1 | -26.9 | -18.7 | -16.1 | (p)-15.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
19.0 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | (p)18.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -16.2 | -12.0 | -6.7 | -6.2 | (p)-5.7 |
Government(3) |
|
91.5 | 87.7 | 85.3 | 89.3 | 89.5 | (p)89.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | -3.1 | -6.7 | -1.2 | -2.0 | (p)-2.4 |
|
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