According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, Montana’s unemployment rate is at 2.3% as of April 2022. As employers are continuing to search for workers, trade schools continue to be in high demand.
Among 20- to 29-year-olds who received a bachelor’s degree in 2021, 74.8 percent were employed, up from 67.3 percent in 2020. These data reflect the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.