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ONE VALLEY,
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ONE VISION Kellie Danielson

In-Migration
Keeps Increasing
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
AVERAGE GAS PRICES BY STATE
T
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY STATES WO WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD BY AN OUT-OF- HIGHESTHAWAII $ 4.3 6 /gal.
(MARCH) state consulting irm that the Flathead was declin-
LOWEST MONTANA
$
.
3 3 4
15TH LOWEST: Montana 5.1%
ing in population. A week later two people told me /gal.
they were relocating to Bellingham, Washington. I con-
sider these two people in the 35-to-45 age spectrum. One SOURCE: GasBuddy.com
of them has an engineering degree, the other is a sports-
LOWEST:
caster turned successful industry headhunter. They enjoy
N. Dakota 2.6% the Flathead and both migrated here. I know irsthand the HIGHEST:
Rhode Island 8.7%
engineer has sought a full-time engineering position now GLACIER PARK INT'L AIRPORT STATS
(FEB.)
for two years in Montana.
DEPARTURES
NATIONAL AVERAGE
6.7%
2013 13,662
THE CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH BELIEVES THE
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry 2014
17,392
FLATHEAD CONTINUES TO SEE AN IN-MIGRATION 5,000 10,000 15000
0 20,000
OF PEOPLE AT A HIGHER RATE THAN OUT-
ARRIVALS
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT CHANGE
MIGRATION. I CAN NOW LET THE BELLINGHAM BY INDUSTRY (MARCH TO APRIL)
12,635
2013
RELOCATIONS QUIT EATING AT ME ALTHOUGH I 16,176
Natural Resources and Mining +2.1% 2014
Construction 0%
AM DISCOURAGED TO SEE GOOD FAMILIES LEAVE 5,000
0 Manufacturing +2.2%
15,000
10,000
20,000
A PLACE THEY ENJOY.
Trade, Transportation and Utilities -0.1%
SOURCE: Glacier Park International Airport
HOUSING STATISTICS
Information +1.5%
IN FLATHEAD COUNTY
Financial Activities
+0.4% (MARCH)
Professional & Business Services
+0.3% 2011 2012 2013 2014
It bothers me to see great talent relocate out of Mon- Education & Health Services
+0.4%
tana. But the engineer ran out of options. I come across Residential Sales 76 89
93 94
new families all the time. I met a family from Homewood, Leisure & Hospitality
-0.3%
Residential Land Sales 24 17
48 37
Alabama, this week and one cannot miss that fun, distin- Other Services
-1.1%
guishable southern accent.
Government +0.7%
Notices of Trustee Sales
72 67
36 32
This prompted me to research the question, “is our
population declining in the Flathead?”
Figures do not include self-employed or agricultural employment. In total, Montana’s non-agricultural, seasonally adjusted payroll increased by 1,800 jobs in January. February’s SOURCE: Jim Kelley at Kelley Appraisal in Kalispell
igures will not be available from the state or federal government until April.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau the Flathead’s
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
population for 2013 is estimated at 93,967. In 2010 the
MONTH IN STOCKS
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
population was 90,871. For 2014 the increase is projected
BY MONTANA COUNTIES
to rise to 95,422. The census bureau research believes the
(MARCH)
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE +0.5% 16,408.05
Flathead continues to see an in-migration of people at a
higher rate than out-migration. I can now let the Belling-
NASDAQ
-2.6% 4,046.77 Lincoln
16.1%
ham relocations quit eating at me although I am discour- Sanders 14.8%
aged to see good families leave a place they enjoy. One thing S & P 500
+0.2% 1,862.54
Big Horn 13.6%
is for sure: they are welcome back if Bellingham does not Glacier +3.3% 43.03 11.6%
meet their expectations. Mineral
PLUM CREEK (PCL)
10.5%

Granite
APPLIED MATERIAL (AMAT) -8.5% 18.46 10.1%
Kellie Danielson is president and CEO of Montana West Powell 8.8%
Economic Development and Flathead County Economic GLACIER BANK (GBCI) -9.3% 25.78
Lake
Development Authority. 8.4%
Flathead NORTHWESTERN ENERGY (NWE) +3.3% 48.47 8.2%
Ravalli
8.1%
CENTURYLINK (CTL)
+5.9% 34.64
0%
15% 20%
5% 10%
SOURCE: Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Month in Stocks: Listed in trading price on Monday, April 28 and percent change from closing on March 28.

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