County Business Patterns, 1997: Montana

1999PDFTech ReportCBP-97-28CommoditiesCommodity flowIndustriesBusinessesEmployeesWagesStatisticsAgricultural sectorBusinessConstruction industryCountiesEmployeesEmploymentFinanceFishingForestryIndustrial sectorIndustriesManufacturingMiningMontanaPayroll systemsReal estateRetail tradeStatistical dataTables(Data)MontanaUnited States. Census OfficeUnited States. Census BureauAGR-COMMODITIES-COMMODITIESAGR-COMMODITIES-Commodity FlowAGR-COMMODITIES-Grain and Other Farm CommoditiesNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCENTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-StatisticsUS Transportation CollectionCounty Business Patterns is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databasesbetween economic censuses. The series serves various business uses such as analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. The data also are used by government agencies for administration and planning. Most of the country\u2019s economic activity is covered in this series. Data are excluded for self-employed people, domestic service workers, railroad employees, agricultural production workers, most government employees, and employees on ocean-borne vessels or in foreign countries. Data are provided by industry in the following economicdivisions: agricultural services, forestry, and fishing; mining; construction; manufacturing; transportation and public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance,and real estate; and services. Data are tabulated by industry as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. This series has been published annually since 1964 andat irregular intervals dating back to 1946. The comparability of data over time may be affected by definitional changes in establishments, activity status, and industrialclassifications. For more details on these changes, see the section "Comparability With Other Data."90