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News Releases:
Sep
21
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2023

Montana had 34,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 35,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Montana Economy at a Glance:
Montana
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 572.3 573.5 575.4 576.5 577.2 (p)577.8

Employment(1)

 559.0 560.5 561.9 562.7 563.0 (p)563.1

Unemployment(1)

 13.2 13.0 13.4 13.8 14.2 (p)14.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 (p)2.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 516.7 517.0 515.2 517.0 516.1 (p)519.5

12-month % change

 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.8 0.8 (p)1.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 (p)6.8

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 (p)4.6

Construction(3)

 38.4 38.1 37.5 38.0 37.6 (p)37.6

12-month % change

 7.3 5.8 4.7 6.7 3.3 (p)2.2

Manufacturing(3)

 22.8 22.9 23.1 23.0 23.0 (p)23.3

12-month % change

 3.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.5 (p)5.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 100.5 100.7 99.8 100.0 99.6 (p)99.0

12-month % change

 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.9 -0.3 (p)-1.3

Information(3)

 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 (p)5.5

12-month % change

 -1.8 -1.8 -3.4 -3.4 -5.1 (p)-8.3

Financial Activities(3)

 28.9 28.9 28.7 28.3 28.4 (p)28.5

12-month % change

 2.5 2.1 1.8 0.4 0.4 (p)0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

 51.0 50.2 49.6 50.7 50.8 (p)51.3

12-month % change

 3.7 1.6 0.0 1.4 0.4 (p)1.4

Education & Health Services(3)

 82.7 83.1 83.3 83.8 84.3 (p)84.4

12-month % change

 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.8 (p)2.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 71.3 71.4 71.3 72.1 71.3 (p)72.8

12-month % change

 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.8 0.0 (p)1.7

Other Services(3)

 19.4 19.7 19.8 20.0 20.0 (p)20.3

12-month % change

 0.5 2.6 2.6 4.2 1.5 (p)3.6

Government(3)

 89.4 89.6 89.7 88.7 88.7 (p)90.0

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.8 -0.3 -1.1 -1.4 (p)0.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Billings Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Great Falls Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Missoula Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2023
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2023
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 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
Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2023 Employment News Release Sep 2023