“Help wanted” signs have become ubiquitous in Montana at restaurants, stores and other businesses across economic sectors and up and down the income ladder over the past few months. As vaccines have become broadly available alongside the onset of summer, there’s been an acute labor shortage for many jobs. 

This week, Sam Wilson shares his reporting and the data he's found trying to understand Montana's workforce shortage.

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