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Workforce & Employment Facts

Income
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
Per Capita Personal Income 1990 2000
Yellowstone County 17,538 26,057
Montana 15,524 22,541
National 19,584 29,451

Average Annual Wage 1990 2000
Yellowstone County 18,893 26,639
Montana 17,420 24,020
National 23,322 34,647

Employment
Yellowstone County current unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) is 4.1% for
January, 2005, compared to the Nation’s 5.7%. The Billings Area Chamber of Commerce is not an employment referral service. For employment information, please contact one of the following Chamber member employment agencies or Montana State Job Service.

Employment Rate
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
Employment 2002 Average Jun-03
Labor Force 68501 75371
Employed 65947 72801
Unemployed 2554 2570
Unemployment Rate:
Yellowstone County 3.7 3.4
Montana 4.6 4.3
National 5.8 6.5

Average Annual Wage and Employment by Industry
Average Annual Wage
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
Average Annual Wage 1991 1994 2000
All Industries 20,095 22,349 26,776
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 13,382 14,987 19,113
Mining 38,240 37,867 48,324
Construction 23,210 27,099 32,424
Manufacturing 26,340 31,544 38,349
Transportation, Comm & Util 25,181 27,109 29,681
Wholesale Trade 25,726 28,210 33,397
Retail Trade 12,028 13,424 15,935
Finance, Insurance, Real Est. 23,270 25,873 38,427
Services 19,179 2l,404 25,036
Government 26,161 26272 32,768

Employment by Industry
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
Yellowstone County 1981 1991 2001
Mining 1% 3% 3%
Construction 5% 7% 7%
Manufacturing 7% 11% 6%
Wholesale trade 11% 13% 9%
Retail trade 12% 13% 10%
Transportation & warehousing 10% 12% 5%
Finance, insurance, real estate 6% 5% 7%
Health Care services 5% 8% 15%
Government & government enterprises 15% 13% 14%
Other 27% 14% 25%

Wage and Salary Jobs
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
Wage & Salary Jobs 1991 1994 2000
Total Wage & Salary Jobs 51,379 57,159 64,722
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 347 391 492
Mining 325 335 235
Construction 1,815 2,978 3,346
Manufacturing 3,446 3,260 3,448
Transportaiton, Comm & Util 3,535 3,351 3,951
Wholesale Trade 5,082 5,718 5,777
Retail Trade 12,193 13,667 14,480
Finance, Insurance, Real Est. 2,961 3,224 3,207
Services 14,554 16,486 21,756
Government 7,114 7,744 7,995

Billings Area Selected Major Employers – Top Ten
Source: Montana State University – Billings’ Center for Applied Economic Research
The following table lists the ten largest private employers in the Billings MSA.

Billings Clinic
2800 10th Avenue N, 59101
(406) 238-2500
2919 Employees

School District 2
#2415 N 30th Street, 59101
(406) 247-3777
2200 Employees

St. Vincent Healthcare
1233 N 30th Street, 59101
(406) 657-7000
2020 Employees

Stillwater Mining Company
Nye, MT 59061
(406) 322-8700
1575 Employees

Montana State University – Billings
1500 University Drive, 59101
(406) 657-2300
1000 Employees

City of Billings
210 N. 27th Street, 59101
(406) 657-8204
810 Employees

Wells Fargo Bank
175 N 27th Street, 59101
(406) 657-3503
615 Employees

Albertson’s Food and Drug
1212 Grand Ave. , 59102
(406) 245-4118
600 Employees

First Interstate BancSystems, Inc.
401 N. 31st Street, 59101
(406) 255-500
595 Employees

U.S. Postal Service
841 S. 26th Street, 59101
(406) 657-5700
531 Employees