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 -
"Quality Service by Caring Dedicated People"
| SFY 2010 | SFY 2011 | SFY 2012 | |
| Benefit Payments all programs | $357,737,086 | $278,736,782 | |
| Regular UI (State Funded) | $201,172,931 | $168,501,178 | |
| *Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) | $121,921,938 | $101,746,511 | |
| *Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) ($25/Week) | $31,678,643 | $8,489,093 | |
| *Extended Benefits (EB) | $2,963,574 | $0 | |
| Contributions paid in (Rates Reduced SFY09) | $83,540,065 | $128,406,109 | |
| Maximum weekly benefit amount | $422 | $421 | $431 |
| Minimum weekly benefit amount | $125 | $120 | $123 |
| Average weekly benefit amount | $271 | $265 | |
| Number of claims filed | 132,227 | 114,972 | |
| Percentage of claims filed by Internet | 86.16% | 77.80% | |
| Number of claimants receiving benefits | 62,407 | 59,253 | |
| UI Trust fund balance | $114,281,115 | $101,068,945 | |
| Taxable Wage Base (Calendar Year) | $26,000 | $26,300 | $27,000 |
| Active UI employer accounts | 36,643 | 36,322 | |
| MT total labor force | 498,301 | 501,964 | |
| Total employed | 427,400 | 426,300 | |
| MT unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) | 7.3% | 7.5% | |
| State Average Weekly Wage (CY07/CY08) | $633.17 | $649.12 | |
| State Average Annual Wage (CY07/CY08) | $32,924.73 | $33,754.41 | |
| *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 2011 |
