Montana Unemployment Insurance Division

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Unemployment Insurance is a federal-state program developed in the 1930's.

Unemployment Insurance is exactly as the name implies - insurance. Benefits are paid to lighten the burden of unemployment to the unemployed individual, to maintain purchasing power in the community and to allow laid-off employees to remain located n the area so they will be available for re-employment. The program is designed to help stabilize the economy by preventing a sharp drop in consumer spending during periods of unemployment.

Montana's Unemployment Insurance program is financed by employers through a payroll tax. Employers pay the contribution tax based on gross wages paid to their employees for services performed in Montana.