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Labor commissioner outlines workforce goals, technology upgrades and plan to eliminate general fund reliance
Summary
Commissioner Sarah Swanson briefed the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee on the Department of Labor and Industry's priorities: workforce growth, operational efficiencies, technology modernizations and a proposal to stop using general fund dollars; she detailed unemployment, apprenticeship and WIOA statistics and answered questions about contractor registration enforcement and tribal outreach.
Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Sarah Swanson told the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee the department will focus this session on growing Montana's labor force, sustaining real wage growth and realizing operational efficiencies.
Swanson said the agency is authorized for 747 FTE and currently employs 656 people. She described a proposed biennial budget that would reduce one‑time requests and, if adopted, "completely eliminate the agency's use of general fund dollars." She described accomplishing that shift through operational efficiencies, technology modernization and reallocation of existing special revenue…
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