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The latest numbers show Montana's outdoor economy grew 14% and outdoor recreation accounted for 4.3% of Montana's gross domestic product.

The economy is adding jobs at just the right clip, according to data released on Friday. The report galvanized markets, lending credence to the chances of avoiding a recession, and could keep the Federal Reserve from further raising interest rates.

A report from the National Park Service (NPS) shows that approximately 2.9 million visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 spent an estimated $368 million in communities near the park.

Undeterred by the Federal Reserve’s campaign to slow down the economy, American employers added a remarkably strong 339,000 jobs in May.

According to the Montana Business Economic Report, more than 15,000 new businesses have been registered through the first three months of 2023.

Colorado’s economy is expected to continue its growth over the next few years, though it will be at a slower pace in the near term.

Currently credit card companies can charge as high as $41 — penalties that the CFPB’s director, Rohit Chopra, said are charged for “no purpose beyond padding the credit card companies’ profits.”

The state of Arizona will have quite a bit of extra cash in its general fund this year — but that excess will quickly dwindle in the next few years with current spending, budget analysts said Thursday.

While talks over raising the United State’s debt limit continue in Congress after the country hit the limit last week, Colorado’s federal representatives have expressed differing views on how the government should respond.

The Montana Department of Labor in Industry on Friday said Montana's total employment hit a new high in November by adding nearly 500 new jobs and 1,700 new payroll jobs.