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Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Oct
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
523.9 | 535.1 | 534.3 | 533.2 | 535.0 | (p)536.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
476.6 | 496.8 | 499.7 | 502.3 | 506.1 | (p)509.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
47.3 | 38.3 | 34.6 | 31.0 | 28.9 | (p)26.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
9.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
443.6 | 458.1 | 461.0 | 464.6 | 469.0 | (p)470.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.3 | -5.1 | -4.9 | -4.3 | -3.4 | (p)-3.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | (p)6.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 | -6.8 | -8.1 | -8.1 | -7.9 | (p)-9.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
29.9 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 30.7 | (p)30.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | (p)0.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
18.8 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | (p)19.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.5 | -7.7 | -8.6 | -8.1 | -7.1 | (p)-5.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
89.4 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 92.3 | 93.2 | (p)93.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.1 | -3.2 | -3.0 | -1.8 | -0.7 | (p)-1.2 |
Information(3) |
|
5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | (p)5.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.7 | -14.5 | -12.9 | -14.5 | -16.1 | (p)-15.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
26.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 26.3 | (p)26.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | (p)0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
41.7 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 41.6 | 41.9 | (p)41.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.5 | -5.3 | -5.2 | -4.6 | (p)-5.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
74.1 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 77.3 | 76.7 | (p)77.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.8 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -3.2 | (p)-2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
49.1 | 54.8 | 56.2 | 56.8 | 58.0 | (p)60.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-26.9 | -18.7 | -16.1 | -15.1 | -13.4 | (p)-8.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
16.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 17.9 | (p)18.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.0 | -6.7 | -6.2 | -5.2 | -6.8 | (p)-6.7 |
Government(3) |
|
85.3 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 90.7 | 92.6 | (p)91.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 1.5 | (p)0.1 |
|
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