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Nov
13
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.
Oct
10
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.
Sep
24
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 |
Dec 2020 |
Jan 2021 |
Feb 2021 |
Mar 2021 |
Apr 2021 |
May 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)532.9 | 532.9 | 531.3 | 531.5 | (p)532.9 | |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)510.5 | 511.7 | 510.5 | 511.5 | (p)513.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)22.5 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.0 | (p)19.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
476.4 | 477.7 | 478.0 | 480.9 | 480.6 | (p)479.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -1.4 | 12.9 | (p)6.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.5 | -8.5 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -4.4 | (p)-2.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
31.0 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 30.8 | (p)30.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | (p)0.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21.2 | (p)21.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -2.8 | -1.9 | 0.9 | 11.6 | (p)6.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
94.2 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 93.4 | 93.6 | (p)93.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 9.5 | (p)4.7 |
Information(3) |
|
5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | (p)5.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.8 | -4.9 | -6.6 | -5.0 | -3.4 | (p)-5.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
26.3 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 26.3 | (p)26.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
45.0 | 45.2 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 44.9 | (p)44.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10.0 | (p)7.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
78.9 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 78.9 | 79.1 | (p)79.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 9.4 | (p)4.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
61.8 | 62.1 | 63.0 | 64.1 | 63.7 | (p)63.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.3 | -8.3 | -6.8 | -4.8 | 73.1 | (p)25.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
18.5 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.0 | (p)19.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 | -1.6 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 21.0 | (p)11.1 |
Government(3) |
|
88.2 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 89.4 | 89.9 | (p)90.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.6 | -2.6 | -2.3 | 2.0 | (p)4.5 |
|
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