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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2022

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

Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.3 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Montana Economy at a Glance:

Montana

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)553.9	(r)553.9	555.1	556.4	558.4	(p)560.7
Employment(1)		(r)537.6	(r)537.7	539.8	542.1	545.3	(p)547.6
Unemployment(1)		(r)16.3	(r)16.2	15.2	14.3	13.1	(p)13.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)2.9	(r)2.9	2.7	2.6	2.3	(p)2.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		500.2	502.4	503.5	504.7	505.2	(p)507.3
12-month % change		4.6	4.6	4.3	4.3	3.6	(p)3.6
Mining and Logging(3)		6.7	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.1	(p)7.2
12-month % change		1.5	1.5	3.0	6.1	4.4	(p)4.3
Construction(3)		33.7	34.5	34.0	34.8	34.5	(p)35.0
12-month % change		8.0	7.5	4.6	10.1	5.5	(p)6.1
Manufacturing(3)		21.8	22.3	22.5	22.5	22.6	(p)22.8
12-month % change		6.3	7.7	6.6	7.1	7.1	(p)7.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		97.7	98.7	98.8	99.1	99.3	(p)99.9
12-month % change		3.2	3.7	3.2	2.9	3.2	(p)4.0
Information(3)		5.5	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	(p)5.5
12-month % change		-5.2	-5.4	-1.8	-3.6	0.0	(p)-1.8
Financial Activities(3)		27.2	27.1	27.4	27.8	27.5	(p)27.7
12-month % change		2.6	2.7	3.4	4.5	2.6	(p)2.6
Professional & Business Services(3)		48.2	48.4	48.2	47.8	48.0	(p)48.0
12-month % change		7.3	6.6	5.9	4.6	4.3	(p)3.4
Education & Health Services(3)		80.7	80.9	80.5	80.8	80.6	(p)80.9
12-month % change		2.9	2.5	1.6	1.6	1.0	(p)1.3
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		69.3	68.7	69.7	69.8	70.9	(p)70.9
12-month % change		12.0	11.2	11.2	10.1	10.3	(p)9.1
Other Services(3)		18.6	19.0	18.9	18.9	18.7	(p)19.0
12-month % change		1.6	6.1	5.0	3.8	1.6	(p)3.3
Government(3)		90.8	90.7	91.2	90.8	90.5	(p)90.4
12-month % change		1.6	1.0	1.9	1.5	0.3	(p)0.4
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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