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• Position: Economic aspects, employment statistics, Montana - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Malmstrom Air Force Base and trade center activities account for more than half of the economic base in Great Falls. A national company's call center expanded its operations in downtown Great Falls in mid-2000. The full impact of this expansion will not be felt until 2001, when it is projected to counterbalance the completion of several large construction projects. Health care has resumed modest growth after the consolidations of the late 1990s.

Per Capita Income, 1998 Selected Counties 1998 Per capita income Rank County Amount % of Montana 1980 1990 1998 Cascade $23,700 111.8 7 5 3 Chouteau $20,900 98.6 42 1 13 Teton $18,800 88.7 33 8 27 Fergus $19,700 92.9 22 19 24 Actual and Projected Percent Change in Nonfarm Labor Income, Cascade County 1992-2005 92 1.1 93 2.4 94 -0.2 95 0.9 96 2.6 97 -1.3 98 3.5 99 0.5 00 1.8 01 1.5 02 0.9 03 1.1 04 1.6 05 1.6 Note: Table made from bar graph Gross County Product and Employment Cascade County, 1982-2000

1982 Gross County Product Total = $1,785 (Millions of chained $1996) Government 22% Services 45% Trade 16% Transporation & construction 12% Mining & manufacturing 3% Agriculture & agricultural services 1% Note: This table is made from pie chart 1982...