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State mobilizes ‘rapid response event’ to address federal layoffs

by By AMANDA EGGERT Montana Free Press
| March 7, 2025 7:00 AM

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has set up a “Rapid Response Event” to help the hundreds of Montanans who were recently fired in a mass federal workforce reduction find new jobs.

In a Friday morning press release, the agency said it set up the event, scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, to “guide affected workers back into the workforce.” Impacted workers who attend the event can also receive assistance filing unemployment insurance claims.

“Montanans — whether loggers, miners, store clerks or federal employees — deserve a strong partner to help them navigate the uncertainty of a layoff,” DLI Commissioner Sarah Swanson said in the statement. 

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