Montana Job Growth

There were 428,200 jobs in Montana in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 476,500 employed persons for the month. Montana added 300 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,054 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Montana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	428,200	+300	-1,300
CPS	476,500	+1,054	+7,225

Montana Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Montana as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Montana

CES employment peaked in March 2008 for Montana at 448,300. Since then 20,100 jobs have been lost in Montana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 424,200 in December 2011, Montana has gained 4,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Montana reached a maximum of 489,490 in February 2008. 12,990 jobs have been lost in Montana since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 462,190, Montana has added 14,310 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	428,200	300	476,500	1,054
March 2012	427,900	200	475,446	499
February 2012	427,700	1,800	474,947	1,180
January 2012	425,900	1,700	473,767	325
December 2011	424,200	-1,000	473,442	829
November 2011	425,200	-1,500	472,613	961
October 2011	426,700	400	471,652	1,056
September 2011	426,300	-1,100	470,596	1,026
August 2011	427,400	400	469,570	612
July 2011	427,000	-2,400	468,958	62
June 2011	429,400	1,700	468,896	-271
May 2011	427,700	-1,800	469,167	-108
April 2011	429,500	200	469,275	381