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News Releases:
Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2024

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

Dec
18
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2024

Montana had 31,000 job openings in October 2024, unchanged from September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
12
County Employment and Wages in Montana– Second Quarter 2024

Employment rose 0.8 percent in Montana’s only large county, Yellowstone, from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Montana Economy at a Glance:
Montana
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Data
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024
Oct
2024
Nov
2024
Dec
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

580.1 581.1 582.2 582.2 581.3 (p)580.6

Employment(1)

562.0 562.5 562.8 563.0 562.5 (p)562.5

Unemployment(1)

18.1 18.6 19.4 19.2 18.8 (p)18.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

536.0 538.1 538.0 535.9 536.5 (p)536.6

12-month % change

3.1 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 (p)2.3

Mining and Logging(3)

6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 (p)7.1

12-month % change

-5.5 -5.4 -6.8 -6.8 -5.4 (p)-1.4

Construction(3)

39.6 40.1 39.8 39.5 39.2 (p)39.3

12-month % change

7.6 9.9 8.4 5.6 4.3 (p)4.0

Manufacturing(3)

21.8 21.8 21.6 21.5 21.4 (p)21.5

12-month % change

0.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -0.9 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

103.2 103.5 103.4 103.0 101.8 (p)101.4

12-month % change

2.4 2.7 2.3 1.5 0.4 (p)-0.3

Information(3)

5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 (p)5.5

12-month % change

-3.6 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

28.2 28.1 28.1 27.7 27.9 (p)27.8

12-month % change

0.7 0.4 0.7 -1.8 -0.7 (p)-0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

52.8 52.8 52.6 52.1 52.4 (p)52.4

12-month % change

1.7 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 (p)0.6

Education & Health Services(3)

87.7 87.7 88.4 88.9 89.1 (p)89.2

12-month % change

4.9 4.3 4.9 5.5 5.1 (p)5.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

76.6 75.7 75.9 76.7 77.3 (p)77.9

12-month % change

5.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.5 (p)4.0

Other Services(3)

19.8 19.9 20.8 20.6 20.7 (p)20.6

12-month % change

1.5 1.5 6.7 9.0 8.9 (p)10.8

Government(3)

94.0 96.0 95.1 93.5 94.1 (p)93.9

12-month % change

2.5 4.0 3.0 1.9 2.5 (p)1.8

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 (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Great Falls Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Missoula Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2025
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2025
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 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2024 Employment News Release Dec 2024
County Employment and Wages in Montana– Second Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2024
Southwest and Mountain-Plains Economy — Safety and Health Statistics Workplace fatalities, Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2025