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Quick Answers to Unemployment Questions
Presentation to Economic Affairs Interim Committee,
2011 Legislature,
Oct. 5, 2011
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Questions about Unemployment
1. Unemployment rates • How do we track dislocated workers?
• How do we calculate unemployment on Montana’s reservations?
2. Cyclical versus structural unemployment • What is structural unemployment?
• Will it happen in Montana?
• What can we do about it?
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U.S. and MT Unemployment Rates
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey and Local Area Unemployment Statistics.
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Who Do We Count as Unemployed?
U1- Unemployed 15 weeks or longer
U2- Job losers, including temporary workers
U3- Official Rate, total unemployed
U4- Unemployed plus discouraged workers
U5- Unemployed, discouraged, and marginally attached
U6- Unemployed, discouraged, marginally attached, and part-time for economic reasons
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Montana Alternative Estimates
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More Unemployed People than Unemployment Insurance Claims
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Reservation Unemployment Rates
Employment Wages Unemployment
Rate
2010 Employment
2009 to 2010 Growth
2010 Annual Average
2009 to 2010 Growth 2010 Average
Blackfeet 2,961 2.5% $32,092 1.8% 15.9%
Crow 2,174 -5.4% $34,866 3.0% 13.9%
Flathead 8,054 -2.2% $30,075 1.4% 10.1%
Fort Belknap 341 4.6% $41,512 2.8% N/A
Fort Peck 3,240 1.6% $31,446 2.8% 9.3%
Northern Cheyenne 1,472 2.8% $31,634 3.8% 17.1%
Rocky Boy's 966 14.0% $39,474 4.4% 18.3%
Total 19,208 -0.1% $31,955 2.4%
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Questions about Unemployment
1. Unemployment rates • How do we track dislocated workers?
• How do we calculate unemployment on Montana’s reservations?
2. Cyclical versus structural unemployment • What is structural unemployment?
• Will it happen in Montana?
• What can we do about it?
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U.S. and MT Unemployment since 1976
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Source: Current Population Survey and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Structural Unemployment
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS job openings and CES nonfarm payroll employment.
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Job Openings Employment
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U.S. Unemployment Rate by Education Level
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Less than HS Degree
HS, no college
Less than a Bachelor's
College Grads
Source: Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Projected Growth Compared to Recession Losses
Occupation
Estimated Recession
Losses
Projected Statewide Annual
Job Growth, 2010 to 2020
Year that All Workers are Rehired
Carpenters -2,260 140 Past 2020
Retail Salespersons -1,174 116 2019
Construction Laborers -1,171 94 Past 2020
Bookkeeping and Auditing Clerks -791 149 2016
Cashiers -776 121 2015
Secretaries -702 15 Past 2020
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer -644 66 2019
Janitors and Cleaners -563 29 Past 2020
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Ten Growing Occupations with Unmet Demand for Workers
Occupation
Projected
Annual Growth
Minimum
Training
Required
Home Health Aides 96 Short OJT
Registered Nurses 72 Associate
Personal and Home Care Aides 54 Short OJT
Elementary School Teachers 52 Bachelor's
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 46 Vocational training
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 32 Bachelor's
Medical Secretaries 31 Moderate OJT
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 22 Bachelor's
Medical Assistants 22 Moderate OJT
Child Care Workers 22 Short OJT
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Both Cyclical and Structural Unemployment
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS job openings and CES nonfarm payroll employment.
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Job Openings Employment
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2010 Unemployment Rate by Region
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Take-Away Points
1. Frictional Unemployment
2. Cyclical Unemployment
3. Structural Unemployment
• Retraining will likely be needed for many dislocated workers
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