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Montana had 29,000 job openings in April 2025, unchanged from March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment rose 0.5 percent in Montana’s only large county, Yellowstone, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)578.4 | 577.7 | 576.6 | 576.1 | 575.5 | (p)575.0 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)561.4 | 561.3 | 560.5 | 560.3 | 559.8 | (p)559.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)17.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | (p)15.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
528.2 | 528.0 | 524.6 | 525.8 | 526.4 | (p)528.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | (p)0.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | (p)5.9 | |
12-month % change |
-11.4 | -11.4 | -11.6 | -10.3 | -10.4 | (p)-11.9 | |
Construction(3) |
36.0 | 36.4 | 34.9 | 36.0 | 36.1 | (p)37.5 | |
12-month % change |
-3.0 | -2.4 | -6.4 | -4.3 | -3.5 | (p)-0.5 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
20.8 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.5 | (p)20.6 | |
12-month % change |
-4.1 | -3.7 | -4.6 | -5.0 | -6.0 | (p)-5.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
101.0 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 101.5 | 102.2 | (p)103.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | (p)1.2 | |
Information(3) |
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | (p)5.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -1.8 | (p)1.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
27.5 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.2 | (p)27.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | (p)0.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
54.1 | 54.7 | 54.5 | 54.0 | 54.1 | (p)54.1 | |
12-month % change |
4.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | (p)2.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
85.9 | 85.9 | 85.5 | 85.7 | 86.8 | (p)86.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | (p)1.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
77.5 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 75.6 | 75.3 | (p)75.4 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | (p)1.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.7 | (p)19.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -2.0 | (p)-4.5 | |
Government(3) |
93.4 | 93.6 | 93.1 | 93.2 | 93.0 | (p)92.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | (p)-0.4 | |
Footnotes |