Report: Many jobs pay below living wage

By JENNIFER McKEE
Gazette State Bureau

HELENA - About 40 percent of all the jobs offered in Montana pay less than the $9.07 an hour needed for a worker to enjoy a living wage here, a study shows.

The report, called "Searching for Work that Pays: 2005 Job Gap Study," was released Thursday by the nonprofit Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, a Seattle-based group associated with Montana People's Action.