FACTS AND FIGURES
These statistics are for the State of Montana
State Fiscal Year 2010
- July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 -
State Fiscal Year 2011
- July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 -
State Fiscal Year 2012
- July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 -
"Quality Service by Caring Dedicated People"
| SFY 2011 | SFY 2012 | SFY 2013 | |
| Benefit Payments all programs | $278,736,782 | $218,909,911 | |
| Regular UI (State Funded) | $168,501,178 | $143,692,011 | |
| *Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) | $101,746,511 | $75,217,900 | |
| *Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) ($25/Week) | $8,489,093 | $0 | |
| *Extended Benefits (EB) | $0 | $0 | |
| Contributions paid in (Rates Reduced SFY09) | $128,406,109 | $151,460,524 | |
| Maximum weekly benefit amount | $421 | $431 | $446 |
| Minimum weekly benefit amount | $120 | $123 | $127 |
| Average weekly benefit amount | $265 | $262 | |
| Number of claims filed | 114,972 | 99,438 | |
| Percentage of claims filed by Internet | 77.80% | 76.57% | |
| Number of claimants receiving benefits | 59,253 | 49,186 | |
| UI Trust fund balance | $101,068,945 | $136,639,029 | |
| Taxable Wage Base (Calendar Year) | $26,300 | $27,000 | $27,900 |
| Active UI employer accounts | 36,322 | 36,551 | |
| MT total labor force | 501,964 | 510,784 | |
| Total employed | 426,300 | 478,672 | |
| MT unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) | 7.5% | 6.3% | |
| State Average Weekly Wage (CY07/CY08) | $649.12 | $671.78 | |
| State Average Annual Wage (CY07/CY08) | $33,754.41 | $34,932.36 | |
| *Federally Funded |
| File your Unemployment Insurance claim online at www.ui4u.mt.gov |
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| Employers visit us at www.UI4Employers.mt.gov |
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| This page last updated September 2012 |
