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News Releases:
Mar
14
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2023

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.

Feb
14
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2022

In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 5.5 percent in Montana.

Montana Economy at a Glance:
Montana
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)569.8 (r)569.7 (r)569.6 (r)569.5 570.4 (p)571.0

Employment(1)

 (r)554.4 (r)554.5 (r)554.5 (r)554.5 556.0 (p)557.3

Unemployment(1)

 (r)15.4 (r)15.2 (r)15.1 (r)15.1 14.4 (p)13.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.7 (r)2.7 (r)2.7 (r)2.6 2.5 (p)2.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 515.2 513.0 513.3 515.6 517.8 (p)518.1

12-month % change

 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 3.2 (p)2.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.7 (p)6.8

12-month % change

 1.5 0.0 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 37.2 36.4 37.2 37.5 38.7 (p)38.8

12-month % change

 11.0 8.0 8.5 8.7 11.8 (p)9.3

Manufacturing(3)

 22.2 22.6 22.7 22.7 23.2 (p)23.0

12-month % change

 3.7 5.1 4.1 3.7 5.5 (p)3.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 100.6 100.4 100.2 100.3 100.1 (p)100.2

12-month % change

 3.8 3.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 (p)5.6

12-month % change

 5.4 1.8 1.8 -1.8 -1.8 (p)-3.4

Financial Activities(3)

 28.4 28.6 28.8 29.1 29.1 (p)29.2

12-month % change

 3.3 3.6 3.6 4.3 3.6 (p)3.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 50.8 50.7 50.3 51.4 51.0 (p)51.1

12-month % change

 6.7 5.8 4.4 6.2 4.5 (p)4.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 81.9 81.8 81.7 82.1 82.6 (p)82.5

12-month % change

 2.4 2.0 1.7 2.2 4.2 (p)3.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 71.6 70.8 70.7 71.2 71.5 (p)71.8

12-month % change

 6.1 3.7 3.1 3.0 4.4 (p)3.2

Other Services(3)

 19.7 19.6 19.4 19.3 19.3 (p)19.2

12-month % change

 5.3 4.8 3.2 2.7 1.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 90.2 89.6 90.0 89.7 90.0 (p)89.9

12-month % change

 -0.2 -1.1 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6 (p)-0.2

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
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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 Economic Summary Mar 2023
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 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Missoula Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Mar 2023
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Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2023
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana — 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023