Billings, MT
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 63,199 | - | 5.0 | - |
| 1991 | 63,660 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 1992 | 64,873 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 65,670 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 68,093 | 3.7 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 68,669 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 68,480 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 69,338 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 70,710 | 2.0 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 72,175 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 73,345 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 2001 | 74,529 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2002 | 76,688 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | 77,651 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 2004 | 78,896 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 81,260 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 82,912 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 84,910 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 67,139 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 67,405 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 68,131 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 68,306 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 68,688 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 68,915 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 69,384 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 69,517 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 69,112 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 69,535 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 69,382 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 68,512 | -1.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 67,107 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 67,797 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 67,947 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 68,368 | 0.1 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 68,621 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 68,853 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 69,434 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 69,373 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 68,325 | -1.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 68,854 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 68,641 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 68,437 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 67,770 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 68,391 | 0.9 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 68,397 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 69,379 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 69,634 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 69,356 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 70,911 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 70,078 | 1.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 68,828 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 69,492 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 69,766 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 70,053 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 68,433 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 70,543 | 3.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 70,779 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 71,844 | 3.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 71,718 | 3.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 71,592 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 71,614 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 70,906 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 70,138 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 70,594 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 70,038 | 0.4 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 70,326 | 0.4 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 70,698 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 71,477 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 71,931 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 73,121 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 72,732 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 72,572 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 74,699 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 73,709 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70,749 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 71,092 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 71,315 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 72,006 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 72,265 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 72,848 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 73,039 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 73,891 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| May | 73,976 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 74,109 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 73,514 | -1.6 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 73,252 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 72,941 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 73,065 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 73,340 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 73,897 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 73,726 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 73,618 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 73,930 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 75,318 | 1.9 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 75,629 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 74,955 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 75,724 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 74,898 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 73,710 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 74,032 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 74,347 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 74,456 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 74,056 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 76,047 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 76,600 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76,985 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 77,306 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 76,863 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 77,368 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 78,280 | 4.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 76,856 | 4.3 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 76,975 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 76,244 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 76,680 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 76,789 | 3.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 76,917 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 77,069 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 78,158 | 1.5 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 78,134 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 78,222 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 77,750 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 77,633 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77,226 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 78,187 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 78,053 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 77,669 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 77,330 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 77,501 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 77,482 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 79,265 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 78,833 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 78,824 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80,033 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 79,552 | 2.5 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 78,426 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 79,340 | 1.5 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 80,026 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 80,140 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 79,188 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 79,656 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 80,256 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 82,125 | 3.6 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 81,481 | 3.4 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 80,243 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 82,077 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 82,565 | 3.8 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 81,719 | 4.2 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 82,093 | 3.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 82,122 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 81,594 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 80,977 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 80,826 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 81,305 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 82,417 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 82,478 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 82,845 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 85,545 | 4.2 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 85,196 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 82,878 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 83,465 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 83,645 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 83,366 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 83,765 | 3.4 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 83,214 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 83,878 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 85,043 | 3.2 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 85,294 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 84,682 | 2.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 87,126 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 86,714 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 84,360 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 84,753 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 85,328 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 84,765 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 84,155 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 83,366 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 83,520 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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