Transcript of Positive and Negative Effects of the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal: Positive. and Negative Effects Positive Effects: Dramatic Decrease in Shipping Prices In the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was sweeping all over civilized countries. The United States was one of those countries.
The unemployment rate in Missoula is 4.00 percent(U.S. avg. is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Missoula jobs have Increased by 2.07 percent. Compared to the rest of the country, Missoula's cost of living is 10.10% Higher than the U.S. average. As of 2014, Missoula's population is 66,982 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 14.94 percent.
In 2014, the United States Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 69,821 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 112,684. Since 2000, Missoula has been the second most populous city in Montana. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, a public research university. Missoula was founded in 1860 as Hellgate Trading Post while still part of Washington Territory. By 1866, the settlement had moved east, 5 miles (8 km) upstream, and renamed Missoula Mills, later shortened to Missoula.