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Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2021

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2021

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2020

In 2020, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 11.2 percent in Montana.

Montana Economy at a Glance:

Montana

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)536.9	(r)534.5	(r)532.9	532.9	531.3	(p)531.7
Employment(1)		(r)511.4	(r)510.8	(r)510.5	511.7	510.5	(p)511.7
Unemployment(1)		(r)25.5	(r)23.8	(r)22.5	21.2	20.7	(p)20.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)4.7	(r)4.5	(r)4.2	4.0	3.9	(p)3.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		474.4	475.6	476.4	477.7	478.0	(p)482.0
12-month % change		-2.6	-2.4	-2.2	-2.3	-2.0	(p)-1.1
Mining and Logging(3)		6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	(p)6.5
12-month % change		-12.3	-9.7	-8.5	-8.5	-7.1	(p)-7.1
Construction(3)		30.9	30.4	31.0	31.1	31.2	(p)31.5
12-month % change		1.6	-0.3	2.0	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
Manufacturing(3)		20.3	20.3	20.5	20.6	20.7	(p)21.5
12-month % change		-3.3	-3.3	-3.3	-2.8	-1.9	(p)1.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		93.4	93.5	94.2	94.5	94.5	(p)93.8
12-month % change		-1.2	-0.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	(p)-0.3
Information(3)		5.6	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.7	(p)5.8
12-month % change		-9.7	-8.2	-9.8	-4.9	-6.6	(p)-3.3
Financial Activities(3)		26.5	26.6	26.3	26.0	25.7	(p)26.2
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.4	-1.1	-2.3	-3.4	(p)-1.5
Professional & Business Services(3)		44.0	44.8	45.0	45.2	45.0	(p)44.7
12-month % change		0.0	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.4	(p)0.7
Education & Health Services(3)		78.7	79.0	78.9	78.5	78.2	(p)79.0
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.9	-2.1	(p)-0.9
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		61.5	62.0	61.8	62.1	63.0	(p)64.3
12-month % change		-8.9	-8.4	-8.3	-8.3	-6.8	(p)-4.5
Other Services(3)		18.5	18.5	18.5	18.8	18.9	(p)19.3
12-month % change		-3.6	-3.1	-3.6	-1.6	-1.0	(p)2.1
Government(3)		88.6	88.4	88.2	88.6	88.6	(p)89.4
12-month % change		-2.3	-2.4	-3.0	-3.6	-2.6	(p)-2.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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Missoula Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2021
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	May 2021
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains	Consumer price indexes	Table	May 2021
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	May 2021
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2021
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012	Unemployment	News Release	May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings — May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls — May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula — May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2020	Unemployment	News Release	Mar 2021