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Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings — May 2018
Workers in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.53 in May 2018, below the nationwide average of $24.98.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
530.6 | 530.7 | 531.2 | 532.0 | 532.7 | (p)533.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
511.2 | 511.7 | 512.7 | 514.1 | 515.0 | (p)515.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
19.4 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.7 | (p)17.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
480.5 | 481.9 | 484.3 | 485.1 | 484.8 | (p)483.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (p)1.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | (p)7.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
27.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.5 | (p)28.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.1 | (p)-3.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.2 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.4 | (p)20.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -1.5 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | (p)-2.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
94.8 | 95.1 | 95.4 | 95.0 | 95.5 | (p)96.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | (p)1.5 |
Information(3) |
|
6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | (p)5.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.3 | -4.7 | -6.3 | -4.8 | -6.3 | (p)-6.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
26.0 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.4 | (p)26.1 |
12-month % change |
|
5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | (p)5.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
44.5 | 44.4 | 44.6 | 44.9 | 45.1 | (p)45.0 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | (p)4.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
78.0 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.7 | 78.3 | (p)77.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
65.9 | 66.5 | 67.2 | 66.9 | 66.6 | (p)66.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | (p)0.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
19.4 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.5 | (p)18.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | (p)0.0 |
Government(3) |
|
90.7 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 91.1 | 91.3 | (p)91.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | (p)1.0 |
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