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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
AVERAGE GAS PRICE RESIDENTIAL SALES FLATHEAD COUNTY 2013-2015 BY STATE 600
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATE JANUARY 14TH LOWEST: MONTANA 4.1%
LOWEST: NORTH DAKOTA 2.8
HIGHEST CALIFORNIA
500 400
$2.76
405 370
%
/GAL.
LOWEST NEW JERSEY 271 356 $1.80 300 2015 2014 /GAL. 235 237 2013
HIGHEST: MISSISSIPPI 6.7%
NATIONAL AVERAGE: 4.9%
SOURCE: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE BY INDUSTRY JANUARY
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING -2.3% CONSTRUCTION +3.2% MANUFACTURING +1.1% TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES -0.4% INFORMATION -3.1%
200 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 $1.96 RESIDENTIAL LAND SALES FLATHEAD COUNTY 2013-2015
MONTANA 21ST LOWEST
/GAL. 200
13,897
13,384
14,819
14,544
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15000
100
96 235
100
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY
OTHER SERVICES
-0.7% -0.5% +0.1% 0% +2.7%
9000
6000
3000
0
2015 2016
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE NASDAQ
S & P 500
WEYERHAEUSER CO. (WY) APPLIED MATERIAL (AMAT) GLACIER BANK (GBCI) NORTHWESTERN ENERGY (NWE) CENTURYLINK (CTL)
17,518.44 +6.1% 4,765.71 +4.5% 2,036.52 +5.4% 30.57 +17.6% 20.20 +7.0% 24.81 +4.1% 60.47 +1.8% 31.11 +1.7%
SOURCE: GASBUDDY.COM AIRPORT STATS 150
GLACIER PARK INT’L AIRPORT 124
FEBRUARY
107 102
12000 50 Q1
SOURCE: JIM KELLEY AT KELLEY APPRAISAL IN KALISPELL
2015 2014 2013
DEPARTURES
ARRIVALS
Q2
MONTHLY STOCK INDICATORS
Q3 Q4
GOVERNMENT +0.2%
FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE SELF-EMPLOYED OR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT. IN TOTAL, MONTANA’S NON-AGRICULTURAL, SEASONALLY
ADJUSTED PAYROLL INCREASED BY 600 JOBS IN DECEMBER.
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY MT COUNTIES FEB.
LINCOLN 12.7% SANDERS 10.7% GLACIER 10.7% MINERAL 10.5% BIG HORN 9.1% PHILLIPS 8.1% FLATHEAD 7.4% MUSSELSHELL 6.7% ROSEBUD 6.6% PETROLEUM 6.5%
0 3 6 9 12 15
SOURCE: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MONTH IN STOCKS: LISTED IN TRADING PRICE ON MONDAY, MARCH 28 AND PERCENT CHANGE FROM CLOSING ON FEB. 29.
Welding, Blacksmithing & Sheetmetal Fabrication
WROUGHT IRON EXPERTS!
Iron Stair Rails, Gates, Furniture, Signs, Fireplace And More!
SOURCE: MT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
406-892-4030 3816 Mt Hwy 40 Columbia Falls www.acutechworks.com
