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Montana's manufacturing industry.

Publication: Montana Business Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Montana's manufacturing industry had its fourth consecutive year of increased sales, employment, and worker earnings in 2007. Montana manufacturers had sales of approximately $8 billion in 2007 measured as products left their plants. The state's manufacturers generated over 24,000 jobs (including the self-employed) and workers earned approximately $1.2 billion in labor income. The manufacturing sectors accounted for over 20 percent of Montana's economic base.

Manufacturing employment has shown steady increases in the past four years of more than 10 percent, and workers' earnings rose commensurately (Figures 1 and 2). This is in contrast to the 2001--2003 period when manufacturing activity in Montana declined due to weak U.S. and global economic conditions, limited raw material availability,...

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