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Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:43:05 -0500

For more than 50 years, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research has been working to help Montanans understand their state and make informed decisions in their personal and professional lives. This Web site was designed to provide you with the Bureau's various types of information pertinent to Montana's economy.

The Bureau�a research department within The University of Montana-Missoula's School of Business Administration�was founded in 1948 to monitor the state's economic and business conditions. The Bureau has expanded from a staff of four to a research department of 18 full-time employees and more than a dozen part-time workers.

Hard Times for Families and Communities

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:05:15 -0600

The national unemployment rate jumped to 6.4 percent in June -- the highest it's been since 1994. Since recession began in 2001, the private sector has lost 3.1 million jobs. And it is taking longer for displaced workers to find a job. In "Unemployment Rate Jumps, While Payrolls Decline," the Economic Policy Institute says it's beginning to look a lot like the crunch in the early 1980s: today, the average unemployed worker spends 19.8 weeks looking for work, the highest number since August 1983, when the average unemployment time hit 20 weeks and the unemployment rate was 9.5 percent.

Problems in Recruiting and Retaining Child Welfare Professionals

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:04:22 -0600

With more than 800,000 children estimated to spend some time in foster care each year, the federal government allocates approximately $7 billion annually to states to investigate abuse and neglect, place children in safe homes, and deliver services to keep families together. But low salaries, high caseloads and excessive paperwork make recruiting and retaining good staff difficult, according to the General Accounting Office, which recommends that HHS take action.

Resources for Outreach on Food Stamps

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 12:06:52 -0600

The Food Research and Action Center has food stamp outreach materials in several languages.

Children and Computer Technology

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:36:49 -0600

What do computers mean to kids' development? Or families' opportunities? This Fall/Winter 2000 issue of the Packard Foundation's Future of Children series identifies roles for researchers, parents, educators, funders and government agencies to help ensure that all children are empowered to use computers effectively, responsibly and creatively to "shape the digital world of tomorrow."

Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:08:31 -0600

Families leaving welfare and trying to find gainful employment in rural areas face different, and sometimes more persistent, barriers than urban families, according to a series of reports from the Joint Center of Poverty Research.

National Low Income Housing Coalition

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:12:08 -0600

This organization documents the widening gap between the income from full-time low-wage work and the average cost of housing units where low-wage renters live and work.

National Partnership for Women and Families' Challenge 2000

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:56:35 -0600

An organization that promotes fairnss in the workplace, access to quality affordable healthcare, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.

Center on Hunger and Poverty

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:09:45 -0600

The Center, located at Tufts University, brings the latest empirical evidence to the attention of policy makers, the press and the public, and provides advocacy groups and citizen organizations with the latest knowledge in relevant fields.

The Hunger Site

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:17:25 -0600

Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies from hunger; three-fourths of these deaths are children under five. Make a donation just by clicking onto this site.