Billings, Montana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Billings fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Montana rate. The unemployment rate in Billings peaked in April 2020 at 11.4% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Billings unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Montana | 2.3% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
Billings | 2.3% | 0.0 | -1.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Billings, Montana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Billings, Montana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Billings peaked in April 2020 at 10,067. There are now 7,962 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,083 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 22. Billings employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Billings, Montana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Billings | 2,105 | +22 | -1,067 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Billings, Montana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Montana Unemployment Rate |
Billings Unemployment Rate |
Billings Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2,105 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2,083 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2,200 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2,337 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2,473 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2,460 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2,489 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2,621 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2,788 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2,949 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3,072 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩