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BUSINESS MONTHLY FLATHEADBEACON.COM ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Montana’s
HIGHEST:
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Unemployment Rate
District of Columbia 7.7%
Down to 4.4 Percent
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
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UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATES (JANUARY) 15TH LOWEST: Montana 4.4%
LOWEST:
N. Dakota 2.8%
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY INDUSTRY (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)
AVERAGE GAS PRICES BY STATE
NATIONAL AVERAGE
Montana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.4 percent in January.
The state Labor Department says the rate dropped from 4.5 percent in December and is down from 5.3 per- cent in January 2014.
Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy says Montana’s total employment increased by 3,230 jobs in January, including 300 payroll jobs. The total jobs number also includes agri- cultural and self-employed workers.
Flathead County’s non-seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rate hit 7.8 percent in January, the sixth high- est in the state. In 2014, the jobless rate rose 1.1 percent in the county. There were 3,409 people unemployed in the county in January.
Lincoln County had the highest unemployment rate in the state in January at 13 percent. The jobless rate rose 3 percent in 2014.
Sanders County had an unemployment rate of 11.2 per- cent, fourth highest in the state. The jobless rate rose 2.4 percent last year.
Glacier County had the second highest jobless rate in January at 12.5 percent.
Lake County had an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent.
Montana’s labor force is just under 519,000 workers with nearly 496,000 employed. Just over 23,000 people are looking for work.
“Montana started 2015 with strong job growth, with the economy adding over 3,000 jobs in January,” Gov. Steve Bullock said. “With strong wage growth last year, and low inflation because of falling fuel prices, more Montanans are employed and have more money in their pockets.”
The national unemployment rate was up slightly to 5.7 percent in January.
The Consumer Price Index fell sharply for the third straight month in January, declining by 0.7 percent be- cause of a drop in energy prices.
PREMIUM CIGARS
12,945 13,384
5.7%
2014 2015
2014
2015
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12,724 13,897
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Natural Resources and Mining
Construction -1.2% Manufacturing -1.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities +0.8% Information +1.5%
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government +0.7%
Figures do not include self-employed or agricultural employment. In total, Montana’s non- agricultural, seasonally adjusted payroll increased by 300 jobs in January
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MONTANA COUNTIES (JANUARY)
HOUSING STATISTICS
IN FLATHEAD COUNTY (DECEMBER)
Lincoln 13% Glacier 12.5% Mineral 11.3% Sanders 11.2% Big Horn 8.9% Flathead 7.8%
Phillips 7.6% Granite 7.5% Ravalli 7.3% Blaine 7.2%
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DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE NASDAQ
S & P 500
PLUM CREEK (PCL)
APPLIED MATERIAL (AMAT) GLACIER BANK (GBCI) NORTHWESTERN ENERGY (NWE) CENTURYLINK (CTL)
-0.2% 18,171.16
+1.2% 5,020.91
+0.02% 2,110.21
+1.2% 43.93
-3.4% 24.09
+2.1% 25.15
-0.01% 54.69
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
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Residential Sales Residential Land Sales
2011 2012 2013 2014
83 95 105 124 18 32 37 29
SOURCE: Jim Kelley at Kelley Appraisal in Kalispell
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-3.0% 35.51
Listed in trading price on Monday, March 23 and percent change from closing on Feb. 23.
HIGHESTCALIFORNIA LOWEST S. CAROLINA MONTANA (16TH LOWEST)
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