Governor Greg Gianforte announced today that Montana’s unemployment rate for September remains at 3.3%, continuing a historic streak of low unemployment for the state.
This figure keeps Montana well below the national average of 4.1%, marking 39 consecutive months of unemployment at or below 3.4%. The closest previous stretch of sustained low unemployment was from 2006 to 2007, when the rate stayed under 3.4% for 15 months.
“Thanks to our pro-business, pro-jobs policies, Montana’s unemployment rate remains near record lows,” said Gov. Gianforte. “While the Biden-Harris affordability crisis persists, we’ll continue to recruit investment into Montana to create more good-paying jobs and help hardworking Montanans keep more of what they earn.”…