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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.5 percent in Montana, not significantly different from the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in March.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)529.7 | (2)529.7 | 530.1 | 530.5 | 530.6 | (p)530.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)510.0 | (2)510.0 | 510.2 | 510.5 | 510.9 | (p)511.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)19.7 | (2)19.7 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.7 | (p)19.3 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.7 | (2)3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
480.7 | 481.3 | 480.6 | 480.0 | 479.7 | (p)479.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | (p)7.3 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 | (p)2.8 |
Construction(4) |
|
28.9 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 27.6 | (p)27.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | (p)-1.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
20.4 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | (p)20.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | (p)-1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
95.5 | 95.6 | 96.1 | 95.6 | 95.2 | (p)94.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | (p)0.3 |
Information(4) |
|
6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | (p)6.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 | -4.6 | -7.7 | -4.6 | -6.2 | (p)-6.3 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
25.1 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.8 | (p)25.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.9 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
43.9 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 | (p)43.6 |
12-month % change |
|
5.8 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
77.0 | 77.1 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.0 | (p)78.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
66.4 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 66.7 | 66.4 | (p)66.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | (p)0.3 |
Other Services(4) |
|
19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | (p)19.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | (p)3.2 |
Government(4) |
|
90.9 | 90.9 | 91.2 | 90.7 | 90.6 | (p)90.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.7 |
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