1 Data for metal mining and primary-metals processing include first 7 months
of year only because of strike. 
 
 Source: Montana State Employment Service, Montana Labor Market. Hours and
earnings data exclude administrative and salaried personnel. Average weekly
and hourly earnings include overtime and other pre. inium pay. 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF MONTANA 489 
 
 
Table 3.—Indicators of Montana business activity 
 1966 1967 P CI~ange 
 (percent) 
 
 
Personal income: 
   Total milhions.. $1,842.0 $1,934.0 +5.0 
   Per capita  $2,623.0 $2,759.0 +5.2 
Construction activity: 
   Building permits millions.. $28.7 $25.0 —12.9 
   Heavy engineering awards do~ $107.4 $170.6 +38.8 
   Bighway construction contracts awarded do ~ $36.5 $46.9 +28.5 
   Cement shipments to and within Montana 
                              thousand 376-pound barrels.. 1,412.0 1,091.6
—22.7 
Cash receipts from farm marketings millions.. $503.3 $505.9 + .5 
Mineral production do.. $245.3 $186.5 —24.0 
Annual average employment: 
   Total nonagiicultural industries thousands  186.7 189.9 +1,7 
   Total manufacturing do.._ 23.0 22.5 —2.~2 
   Lumber and timber industries do. 8.9 8.8 —1.1 
   Metal-mining and primary-metal industries do.... 8.7 6.4 —26.4 
   Contractconstruction                            do....... 11.6 11.6  
      
   Transportation and utilities do...... 17.7 17.8 +.6 
 
 
P Preliminary. 
 
 Source: Survey of Current Business, Construction Review, Pacific Builder
& Engineer, Montana Highway Commission, The Farm Income Situation, Montana
Labor Market. 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 4.—Employment for selected mineral industries 
Year Total mining 
Metal 
mining 
Nonmetals, 
including 
coal 
Petroleum 
and 
natural 
gas 
Proceasing 
 
Primary Petroleum 
metals relining 
 1963 7,100 4,100 900 2,100 3,200 1,200 
 1964 7,600 4,800 900 1,900 3,300 1,200 
 1965 7,500 4,600 1,100 1,800 3,600 1,100 
 1966 7,400 4,800 1,000 1,600 3,900 1.100 
 1967 P 5,600 3,200 900 1,500 3,200 1,000 
 
 
P Preliminary. 
 
 Source: Montana State Employment Service, Montana Labor Market. Excludes
proprietors and selfemployed. Industry groups may vary from those in the
Bureau of Mines canvass. 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5.—Hours and earnings data in mining and related industries 
 
Industry 1963 1964 1965 1966 19671 
 
Mining: 
 Average weekly earnings  $113.85 $114.76 $119.12 $125.51 $131.86 
 Average weekly hours    41.2   38.9   38.8   39.1   40.2 
 Average hourly earnings  $2.77 $2.95 $3.07 $3.21 $3.28 
 Metal mining: 
 Average weekly earnings  $110.76 $111.97 $114.39 $122.80 $129.72 
 Average weekly hours    39.0   37.7   36.9   37.9   39.1 
 Average hourly earnings  $2.84 $2.97 $3.10 $3.24 $3.32 
 Primary-metals processing: 
 Average weekly earnings  $105.74 $110.40 $116.40 $122.25 $117.08 
 Average weekly hours      39.9   40.0   40.7   41.3   39.4 
 Average hourly earnings  $2.65 $2.76 $2.86 $2.96 $2.97