The website CareInMontana.com was launched Monday. It invites qualified health care providers to move to Montana. Participating employers can offer new employees reimbursement of up to $12,500 for moving expenses plus an additional 35% to offset taxes associated with the reimbursement amount. The program is being jointly administered by the Mo...
Montana Likely To See More Apprenticeships In 2022
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has proposed an increase in the number of apprentices that can be assigned to a single supervisor in trade settings. Governor Greg Gianforte has endorsed the proposal in tying the timing of the ratio change because of Montana’s growing need for housing and to federal investments in broadband infrast...
Montana Reports Conflicting Numbers On State Employment
Despite unemployment numbers going down many Montana businesses are still fighting to bring in more staff. The unemployment rate for Montana dropped down to 3.3% in September but the Montana Department of Labor & Industry reports last week the state reported its most “new jobs” and “job openings” in the last two years. At the end of June, ...
Montana Trade Industries & Superintendent Meet In Helena
The Build Montana workforce program was showcased at the state Capitol Wednesday with the idea of familiarizing high school students with the construction industry. It is a partnership between the school district private industry and institutions like the Office of Public Instruction and the Department of Labor and Industry. At a press confere...
Montana Near Top Of The Nation For New Businesses
According to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry the rate of new businesses in Montana skyrocketed to the fasted rate in ten years with over 3,500 new businesses created in 2020. Montana has the 4th highest rate of business ownership in the nation with 6.3% of Montana households reporting income from a business or farm. According to t...