Will Unemployment in Montana Continue to Fall?
Montana's unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in December.
Montana's unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in December.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in December, a rate the state hasn't seen in nearly four years.
The dismal state of the economy has been rough on everyone, but perhaps no more so than on those between 16 and 29. Whereas the US unemployment rate currently stands at 8.3 percent, more than half of young people under 30 are out of work.