Missoula, MT
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 40,874 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1991 | 40,736 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 42,441 | 4.2 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 43,757 | 3.1 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1994 | 44,739 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 46,212 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 47,874 | 3.6 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 48,796 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 49,469 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 50,924 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 52,041 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 53,018 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 53,680 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | 54,296 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 2004 | 54,827 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 55,807 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 57,075 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 57,296 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 45,459 | 5.3 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 45,559 | 4.6 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 44,923 | 3.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 45,900 | 3.8 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 46,204 | 3.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 46,353 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 46,879 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 46,468 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 47,284 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 46,707 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 46,723 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 46,089 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 46,203 | 1.6 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 46,605 | 2.3 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 46,709 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 47,328 | 3.1 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| May | 47,473 | 2.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 48,073 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 47,930 | 2.2 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 48,310 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 48,947 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 49,363 | 5.7 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 48,892 | 4.6 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 48,650 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 47,412 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 47,842 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 47,779 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 48,799 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 48,791 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 48,857 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 49,138 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 48,911 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 49,157 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 49,858 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49,428 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49,578 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 48,344 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 48,546 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 48,723 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 49,497 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 49,229 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 49,321 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 50,171 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 49,669 | 1.5 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 50,401 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 50,657 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49,340 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 49,729 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 49,085 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 49,440 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 50,123 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 50,889 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 51,149 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 51,560 | 4.5 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 51,331 | 2.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 50,886 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 52,041 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 51,422 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 51,288 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 51,877 | 4.3 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 51,090 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 52,393 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 52,908 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 52,838 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 52,567 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 52,382 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 51,551 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 51,123 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 51,632 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 51,774 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 52,304 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 51,927 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 51,584 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 52,079 | -0.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 52,715 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 54,229 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 54,334 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 52,536 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 53,195 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 52,058 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 53,584 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 52,800 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53,490 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 53,606 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 51,499 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 53,105 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 54,132 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 54,864 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 54,597 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 53,175 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 52,809 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 53,171 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 54,100 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 54,695 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 54,079 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 53,928 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 52,703 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 52,815 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 54,268 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 54,273 | -1.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 54,588 | 0.0 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 54,233 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 53,830 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 54,140 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 55,194 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 55,306 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 55,314 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 54,893 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 53,538 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 54,548 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 54,725 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 54,810 | 1.0 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 55,438 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 54,334 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 55,093 | 2.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 54,527 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 55,218 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 55,350 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55,551 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 54,796 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 53,486 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 54,791 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 55,090 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 56,157 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 55,982 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 55,154 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 56,245 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 56,283 | 3.2 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 56,853 | 3.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 57,077 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 56,782 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 55,789 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 54,719 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 55,929 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 56,278 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 57,290 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 57,799 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 56,696 | 2.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 57,272 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 57,805 | 2.7 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 57,697 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 58,185 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 57,958 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 57,272 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 55,974 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 56,923 | 1.8 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 57,303 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 57,783 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 57,739 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 57,583 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 58,562 | 2.3 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 58,316 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 56,937 | -1.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 56,926 | -2.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 57,168 | -1.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 56,333 | -1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 55,070 | -1.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 55,686 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 55,843 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
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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