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Unemployment Rate in Montana, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Montana, ranked. The highest is Blaine County at 13.6% and the lowest is Petroleum County at 0.0%.

Montana: 3.6% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Montana: 3.1%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Blaine County13.6%
2Big Horn County13.2%
3Roosevelt County10.8%
4Rosebud County10.6%
5Glacier County10.0%
6Musselshell County9.2%
7Sanders County6.0%
8Pondera County5.8%
9Lake County5.7%
10Lincoln County5.1%
11Toole County4.9%
12Carbon County4.5%
13Fergus County4.2%
14Hill County4.2%
15Jefferson County4.2%
16Silver Bow County4.1%
17Granite County3.7%
18Missoula County3.7%
19Broadwater County3.5%
20Custer County3.4%
21Deer Lodge County3.4%
22Yellowstone County3.4%
23Cascade County3.3%
24Richland County3.3%
25Chouteau County3.2%
26Lewis and Clark County3.2%
27Ravalli County3.2%
28Madison County3.1%
29Mineral County3.1%
30Stillwater County3.1%
31Valley County3.0%
32Flathead County2.9%
33Carter County2.8%
34Dawson County2.7%
35Park County2.7%
36Gallatin County2.3%
37Powell County2.3%
38McCone County2.1%
39Sheridan County2.1%
40Phillips County1.8%
41Sweet Grass County1.8%
42Wibaux County1.7%
43Golden Valley County1.5%
44Beaverhead County1.3%
45Teton County1.0%
46Treasure County1.0%
47Prairie County0.9%
48Wheatland County0.8%
49Powder River County0.7%
50Liberty County0.6%
51Daniels County0.5%
52Meagher County0.3%
53Judith Basin County0.1%
54Fallon County0.0%
55Garfield County0.0%
56Petroleum County0.0%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Montana ranks 45th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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