Montana state prices & labor vs the US
Where Montana sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.53
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +3.1% vs US
Residential electricity
14.99¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +5.0% YoY · −18.1% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.71¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · 0.0% YoY · −21.1% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,426
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +4.8% YoY · −12.7% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.2%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.