Unemployment

The story of Montana's labor force is more complicated than the unemployment number. The state is simultaneously seeing all-time low labor-force participation.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte declared Monday the beginning of Apprenticeship Week in Montana as the administration continues looking for ways to address the state’s labor shortage.

America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month. That’s sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough…

Montanans receiving unemployment benefits saw a boost in payments last week due to new federal aid.The Montana Department of Labor and Industry reported…

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Tuesday that it has continued paying out unemployment insurance benefits through the latest federal…

Updated on Dec. 9, 2020The Montana Department of Labor and Industry issued 38,584 unemployment insurance payments last week, nearly double the 20,308 it…

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry issued over 20,300 unemployment insurance payments last week, totaling about $8.5 million. That’s down a…

Hundreds of recipients of unemployment insurance through the federal CARES Act are now being asked to give that money back. The Pandemic Unemployment…

Montana has sent over $1 billion in unemployment benefits to residents since the start of the pandemic. The state passed that milestone in October. As…

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Wednesday announced he will funnel $200 million of federal coronavirus relief funds to the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.