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Helena, MT

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Helena, MT Economy at a Glance:

Helena, MT
Data Series	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	47.8	(2)-	47.9	(p)47.6	47.7	(p)47.6
Employment(1)	46.5	(2)-	46.4	(p)46.0	45.7	(p)45.7
Unemployment(1)	1.4	(2)-	1.5	(p)1.7	2.0	(p)1.8
Unemployment Rate(3)	2.9	(2)-	3.2	(p)3.5	4.1	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	45.3	45.0	44.9	45.1	44.3	(p)44.3
12-month % change	0.4	-1.1	-1.5	-0.7	0.0	(p)0.9
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	(p)12.0
Manufacturing(4)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
12-month % change	0.0	-6.7	-6.7	-6.7	0.0	(p)7.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	6.9	(p)6.9
12-month % change	6.3	6.2	3.0	1.4	1.5	(p)3.0
Information(4)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.2	(p)4.3
12-month % change	-6.4	-4.3	-4.3	-4.3	-6.7	(p)-2.3
Education and Health Services(4)	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
12-month % change	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.7	(p)1.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	(p)4.4
12-month % change	-2.0	0.0	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	(p)-2.2
Other Services(4)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	(p)2.2
12-month % change	-8.3	-12.0	-12.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)	12.4	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.0	(p)12.0
12-month % change	1.6	-2.4	-1.6	-0.8	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

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