AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » unemployment http://kmmsam.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:28:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 In March, Montana Posted First Net Job Losses Since 2011 http://kmmsam.com/in-march-montana-posted-first-net-job-losses-since-2011/ http://kmmsam.com/in-march-montana-posted-first-net-job-losses-since-2011/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:46:00 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=149041 Montana's unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent in March, according to new data from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/in-march-montana-posted-first-net-job-losses-since-2011/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Tax Credits/Flickr Montana Unemployment Rate Shows Slight Rise in January to 5.7% http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-show-slight-rise-in-january-to-5-7/ http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-show-slight-rise-in-january-to-5-7/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:53:05 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=141851 With a .01% rise in the unemployment rate, Montana is back to a 5.7% unemployment rate, right where things stood in November 2012.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-show-slight-rise-in-january-to-5-7/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of 401 (K) 2013 Montana Unemployment Rate Falls Yet Again http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-yet-again/ http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-yet-again/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:47:31 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=127623 New numbers show that Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.7% in December.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-yet-again/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Thompson Rivers/Flickr Will Unemployment in Montana Continue to Fall? http://kmmsam.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/will-unemployment-in-montana-continue-to-fall/ http://kmmsam.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/will-unemployment-in-montana-continue-to-fall/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:03:57 +0000 Cole http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=104622 Montana's unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in December.

]]> http://kmmsam.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/will-unemployment-in-montana-continue-to-fall/feed/ 0 Montana Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.7 Percent http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-7-percent/ http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-7-percent/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:02:11 +0000 Associated Press http://kmmsam.com/?p=112759 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.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/montana-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-7-percent/feed/ 0 Getty Images How to Cut Your Cost of Living; Without Cutting Your Standard of Living http://kmmsam.com/how-to-cut-your-cost-of-living-without-cutting-your-standard-of-living/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-cut-your-cost-of-living-without-cutting-your-standard-of-living/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:42 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=68886 Exactly how, in the most prosperous nation in the world, did America move from a single earner supporting a family, to both family members working multiple jobs, only to end up working paycheck to paycheck?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-cut-your-cost-of-living-without-cutting-your-standard-of-living/feed/ 0 (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Heeeeeeeeeeeee's BACK http://kmmsam.com/heeeeeeeeeeeees-back/ http://kmmsam.com/heeeeeeeeeeeees-back/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:03:28 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=10069 Yes, Tom Egelhoff is back filling in for Mark in the Morning. Tom will be on Thursday and Friday of this week to help get your morning off to a good start. All the latest news, weather, guests, and Tom's unique view of the world

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/heeeeeeeeeeeees-back/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, Host of Open for Business Satudays 11-2 PM. Unemployed In Florida? You Get A Super Hero Cape! http://kmmsam.com/unemployed-in-florida-you-get-a-super-hero-cape/ http://kmmsam.com/unemployed-in-florida-you-get-a-super-hero-cape/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:43:55 +0000 1450 KMMS AM http://kmmsam.com/?p=4987 A government-supported unemployment agency in Central Florida is in hot water today after it reportedly spent $14,200 to fund 6,000 superhero capes to hand out to unemployed area residents.

It's all part of what's being called the 'Cape- A-Bility Challenge,' a contest in which out-of-work Floridians take on "Dr. Evil Unemployment," a cartoon character that represents the current state of the economy. (The agency also spent $2,300 on foam cutouts of this job-killing super villain.)

Once they enter the contest, they will be provided with a red cape -- while supplies last, of course. The campaign, which some are calling "insensitive and wasteful," runs through June 30.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/unemployed-in-florida-you-get-a-super-hero-cape/feed/ 0 Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Rich People Win Again http://kmmsam.com/rich-people-win-again/ http://kmmsam.com/rich-people-win-again/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:13:09 +0000 Ryan B http://kmmsam.com/?p=1308 We want to hear your thoughts, leave comments at bottom of page.
For those not following the controversial tax cuts bill on C-SPAN this evening, let the title summarize what happened and here are my thoughts.

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