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Montana InBusiness Feb. 2010 – "Work Shift"

Missoula jobs growth will mimic national trends

Despite the economy-thumping recession and its ripple effects, the fiscal storm won’t likely mess with the projected 2010 job forecast.

Trends are driven by needs and even a recession can’t derail demands for things we need to make our daily life function, said Jacqueline Michael-Midkiff, a regional economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics who oversees the Mountain-Plains Region.

Because of that, the many projections experts have compiled that show where the jobs are in 2010 and beyond aren’t expected to change.

Some of those lists and trends are on the following pages of this publication, along with a Q & A interview with Michael-Midkiff, who talks about how Montana fits into the greater employment picture.

But what will we see locally? The answer, economists say, is what we will see nationally.

By BETSY COHEN

Full Newsletter: http://mtinbusiness.com/inbiz-0210/

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