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Publications in Category: Employment, in date order.

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Cooperatives
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

The Economic Contributions of Montana's Farmers Markets
BBER

      

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Cascade County
BBER

      

The Economic Impact and Profile of Montana BioScience Firms
BBER

      

The Economic Impact of Benefis Helena

      

The Year In Review
Various

      

The Montana Economy In-Depth
Various

      

The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation in Beaverhead County
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

2021 Montana Manufacturing Report
Montana State University Montana Manufacturing Extension Center and the Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

Resolving Montana's Labor Shortage - Is There Any End in Sight?
Patrick M. Barkey

      

The Economic Impact of Montana's Hospitals
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

The Myth of Montana's Housing Market Frenzy - Has COVID-19 Related Migration Spurred the Recent Rise in Home Prices?
Paul E. Polzin

      

Montana World Trade Center International Trade and Investment Survey 2020
Bureau of Business and Economic Research and Montana World Trade Center

      

The Economic Contributions of Montana Cooperatives - Cooperatives Employ Thousands and Make Montana's Economy Significantly Larger
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 59, No. 1      

Hospitals Make Sizable Impact on Montana's Economy - Spending, Demand and an Aging Population Spur Growth
Robert Sonora

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 59, No. 1      

Montana World Trade Center 2021 International Trade and Investment Survey
BBER

      

The Montana Economy In-Depth - 2021 Montana Economic Report - An analysis and assessment of Montana?s economic performance.
Patrick M. Barkey, Edward Glaeser, Robert Sonora

      

Assessing Montana's Key Industries - 2021 Montana Economic Report - An analysis and assessment of Montana?s economic performance.
George Haynes, Kate Fuller, Steven Hayes, Todd A. Morgan, Paul E. Polzin, Robert Sonora, Christina Quick Henderson, Brandon Bridge

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 58, No. 4      

The Year In Review - 2021 Montana Economic Report - An analysis and assessment of Montana?s economic performance.
Patrick M. Barkey, Brandon Bridge, Terry Johnson

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 58, No. 4      

Lost Possibilities - The Impacts of Inadequate Child Care on Montana's Families, Employers and Economy
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

An Assessment of the Market and Tax Revenue Potential of Recreational Cannabis In Montana
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

Mapping the COVID-19 Recession - How Are Montana and Its Metropolitan Areas Fairing?
Paul E. Polzin

      

Child Care Gap is Costing Montana Millions - The Impact of Inadequate Child Care on Families, Employers and the State
Robert Sonora, Thale Dillon and John Baldridge

      

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Montana - When Can We Expect a Recovery?
Patrick M. Barkey and Robert Sonora

      

COVID-19 Creates Economic Uncertainty - What Does the Future Hold for Jobs and Reopening the Economy?
Robert Sonora

      

The Future of Work - How Will Montanans Participate in the Next Industrial Revolution?
Micheal Braun and Scott Latham

      

Assessing Montana's Key Industries
George Haynes, Kate Fuller, Todd Morgan, Kate Marcille, Steven Hayes, Bill Whitsitt, Robert Sonora, Norma Nickerson, Jeremy Sage, Kara Grau, Paul Polzin, Christina Quick Henderson, Brandon Bridge

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 57, No. 4      

The Economic Contributions of Hutterite Communities in Montana
Patrick M. Barkey, George Haynes, Joel Schumacher

      

Finding Good Workers - Finding the Best Solution for Montana
Patrick M. Barkey

      

Timber Jobs Matter - The Flawed Transition of Timber-Dependent Communities in Idaho
Paul E. Polzin

      

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

Montana's Economy at a Glance
Paul E. Polzin

      

The Economic Impact of Research in the Montana University System
Brandon Bridge

      

Montana's Forest Industry Employment and Income Trends - Declining Harvest Volumes and Increasing Productivity
Todd A. Morgan, Michael J. Niccolucci and Paul E. Polzin

      

What Happened to Montana's Forestry Jobs?
Todd Morgan, Michael Niccolucci and Paul Polzin

      

Mining, Taxes and Jobs in Montana
Patrick M. Barkey

      

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Hardrock Mining Industry - Executive Summary
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

Medicaid Expansion a Huge Success in Montana - A Health Care Program That Grows the Economy and Pays for Itself
Bryce Ward and Brandon Bridge

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 56, No. 2      

Struggling to Get Paid Time Off - Montana Falls Short in Providing Paid Family Leave
Daphne Herling

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 56, No. 2      

Tackling Montana's Workforce Shortage
Bryce Ward

      

Arts Equal Big Business - The Economic Impact of the Arts in Missoula
Tom Bensen

      

Poverty in Montana - Retrospective from 1965
Maxine C. Johnson

      

Montana's Gender Pay Gap
Daphne Herling

      

High Tech Boom
Christina Quick Henderson

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 55, No. 1      

The High Wage Jobs Puzzle
Bryce Ward

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 55, No. 1      

The Contribution of Health Care to Flathead County's Economy
Bryce Ward

      

The Economic Contribution of Grizzly Intercollegiate Athletics
Patrick Barkey and Kyle Morrill

      

From Boom to Bust - The Economic Impact of the Bakken
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 3      

One Beer at a Time - Craft Breweries are contributing in big ways to Montana's economy
Nate Hegyi

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 3      

Picking the Right College - What can we learn about college quality from the average earnings of its students?
Bryce Ward

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 3      

Measuring the Benefits of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program for Local Communities in Northeast Washington - FY2012 -2015
Chelsea P. McIver

      

Curse of the College Town
Bryce Ward

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 2      

The Economic Contribution of Grizzly Athletics
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 2      

A Profile of Montana's High Tech Industries, February 2016
The Bureau of Business and Economic Ressearch

      

Explaining the Outmigration of Montana's College-Educated Workers
Bryce Ward

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 1      

Statewide Economic Performance - A Year of Strong Growth
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 54, No. 1      

Montana's Labor Shortage and Paid Family Leave - Recruiting Workers by Supporting Families
Annie Glover

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 53, No. 3      

The Complex Causes of the Gender Pay Gap
Barbara Wagner

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 53, No. 3      

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2015 Edition
Paul Polzin, Emeritus Director

      

Montana Statewide Media Habits Survey 2015
BBER Survey Research Staff; Nicole McCleskey, Public Opinion Strategies

      

Central Montana's Vibrant Manufacturing Center Reaches Global Markets
Shannon Furniss, Colin B. Sorenson, Steven W. Hayes and Todd A. Morgan

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 53, No. 2      

Montana's Forest Products Industry - Sill Looking for the "Real" Homebuilding Recovery
Todd A. Morgan, Steven W. Hayes, Colin B. Sorenson, and Charles E. Keegan III

      

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries
Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

BBER Study Finds High Impact From Montana's High-Tech Businesses
Patrick Barkey

      

The Economic Impact of Trailhead Commerce Park
Patrick Barkey and Paul Polzin

      

Results From the 2013-2014 Montana Manufacturers Survey
Steven W. Hayes, Todd A. Morgan, Charles E. Keegan III, Colin B. Sorenson

      

California's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2012 (Poster)
Chelsea P. McIver, Joshua P. Meek, Micah G. Scudder, Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan CF, Glenn A. Christensen

      

The Four Corners Timber Harvest and Forest Products Industry, 2012 (Poster)
Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan CF, Eric A. Simmons, Micah G. Scudder, Erik C. Berg CF, Chelsea P. McIver

      

Idaho's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2011 (Poster)
Eric A. Simmons, Steven W. Hayes CF, Todd A. Morgan CF, and Micah G. Scudder

      

Employment Impacts of Timber Harvesting and Processing in the United States
Todd A. Morgan CF, Colin B. Sorenson, Chelsea P. McIver, and Charles E. Keegan

      

Forest Management Capacity in the Southwest Crown of the Continent, Montana (Poster)
Chelsea P. McIver

      

The Growing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana
Colin Sorenson

      

Economic Impact of Beer and Wine Distributors in Montana
Colin B. Sorenson and Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 3      

The Economic Impact of Montana's Beer and Wine Distributors
Colin Sorenson, Patrick Barkey

      

Energy Boom - Surges in Every Sector
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 3      

The Economic Impact of the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology
Patrick M. Barkey

      

Montana Manufacturers Survey - Operating in Montana has Many Advantages
Steven W. Hayes, Todd A. Morgan, Charles E. Keegan III, Colin B. Sorenson, Shannon Furniss

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 2      

"Tight Oil" Revolution - A Game Changer for Montana's Economy
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 2      

Alaska's Timber Harvest and Forest Products Industry, 2011 (Poster)
Erik C. Berg, Todd A. Morgan CF, Charles E. Keegan, Susan J. Alexander, Micah G. Scudder

      

Economic Outlook - Q&A with Montana's Top Economists and Industry Experts
MBQ Staff

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

U.S. Economic Outlook - Is this Finally "Next Year"?
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

Montana Economic Outlook - The West is Back
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

Silver Bow-Deer Lodge Economy - Serving Southwestern Montana
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

Flathead County - Climbing Out of the Recession Hole
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

Gallatin County - Data Muddied by RightNow Technologies Sale
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 52, No. 1      

The Economic Impact of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Patrick M. Barkey

      

Bureau Recognizes Manufacturing Day
Webb Brown, Montana Chamber of Commerce

      

The Economic Status of Women in Montana - How Far Have We Come Since Montana Elected the First Congresswoman?
Celia C. Winkler and Kathy J. Kuipers

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 4      

Montana Solutions for Montana Jobs
Senator Max Baucus

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 4      

Building Business Opportunities in Big Sky Country - An Interview with Governor Steve Bullock
MBQ Staff

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 3      

Montana's Economy - The Recession's Shadow Still Lingers
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 3      

Migration and Montana's Changing Deomgraphics
Douglas J. Young and Grant Zimmerman

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 3      

Is Oil the Next Gold Rush - North Dakota Experiences a Bigger Boom than Montana
Terry Johnson

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 3      

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2013 Edition
Paul Polzin, Emeritus Director

      

Manufacturing Outlook - Continued Improvement in Operating Conditions
Steven W. Hayes, Charles E. Keegan III, Todd A. Morgan, Colin B. Sorenson

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 2      

Impact of the Great Recession and Housing Collapse on the Forest Products Industry in the Western United States
Keegan, C.E., Sorenson, C.B., Morgan, T.A., Hayes, S.W., Daniels, J.M.

      

Results from the 2012-2013 Montana Manufacturers Survey
Steven W. Hayes, Charles E. Keegan III, Todd A. Morgan, Colin B. Sorenson

      

The Butte-Silver Bow and Southwestern Montana Outlook - Economic Transformation Continues
Patrick M. Barkey

      

Montana Economic Outlook - Smooth Sailing Toward a Cliff?
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 1      

Custer County Outlook - Indirect Energy Impacts
Paul E. Polzin

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 1      

Flathead County - A Matter of Perspective
Gregg Davis

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 51, No. 1      

Study Suggests Coal Expansion Would Boost State Economy
Patrick Barkey

      

The Economic Contribution of Craft Brewing in Montana
Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan

      

The Economic Impact of Increased Production at the Spring Creek Mine
Patrick M. Barkey

      

The Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana
Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan and Shannon Furniss

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 50, No. 4      

Vocational Rehabilitation - Investing in Disabled Population Provides Returns
Gregg Davis, James T. Sylvester

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 50, No. 4      

The American Community Survey - A Bevy of Information
James T. Sylvester

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 50, No. 4      

Oregon's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2008 - Industry Trends and Impacts of the Great Recession Through 2010
CharlesB. Gale, Charles E. Keegan III, Erik C. Berg, Jean Daniels, Glenn A. Christensen, Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan, Paul

      

California's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2006
Todd A. Morgan, Jason P. Brandt, Kathleen E. Songster, Charles E. Keegan, Glenn A. Christensen

      

The Montana Recovery - What's On Track and What's Not
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 50, No. 3      

Graduation Counts - Connection Between Education and the Economy
Daphne Herling, Thale Dillon

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 50, No. 3      

The Impact of Otter Creek Coal Development on the Montana Economy
Patrick M. Barkey, Paul E. Polzin

      

A Study of the Post Vocational Rehabilitation Earnings Attributable to the Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Gregg Davis and Jim Sylvester

      

2011 Kids Count Data Book - Montana Fact Sheet
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

      

The University of Montana: Growing Montana's Economy
The Bureau of Business and Economic Research

      

Montana Outlook - The Transition to Growth
Patrick M. Barkey

Montana Business Quarterly Volume 48, No. 1      

Labor Availability in North Central Montana 2009
Patrick M. Barkey

      

The Available Labor Supply in Montana's Labor Market 2009
Patrick M. Barkey, John Baldridge, and James T. Sylvester

      

University of Montana Economist Scales Back Montana's Economic Forecast Slightly
Patrick Barkey

      

The Available Labor Supply in the Flathead County Labor Market 2008
Patrick M. Barkey

      


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