Montana 20,000 UI payments Oct. 26-30

Press release

HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced that 20,000 Unemployment Insurance payments totaling over $7.5M were issued the week of Oct. 26-30, providing benefits to eligible Montanans.

That figure includes regular UI benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, and Extended Benefits. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation were issued for weeks claimed and not previously approved between UI weeks ending April 4 through July 25. The UI week ending July 25 was the last full week the extra $600 was authorized under the federal CARES Act.