Gov. Schweitzer expects Montana economy to cool

Gov. Brian Schweitzer http://governor.mt.gov/ anticipates a cooling of Montana’s economy, which has been hot enough to send unemployment to record lows, lift slumbering wages and allow tax rebates.

“I don’t think it can maintain at the same rate that we have for the past three years,” Schweitzer told the Associated Press.

By SUSAN GALLAGHER of the Associated Press

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2007/10/29/news/mtregional/news06.txt

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MONTANA’S 2007 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Each year Bureau economists collect and analyze economic data for the entire state and various communities within Montana. Click on the buttons to the left to view the 2007 economic outlook for Montana and several of its counties.

Full Listing: http://www.bber.umt.edu/content/?x=1071