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Which counties in Montana have the lowest unemployment?

Carter County (1.9%), Prairie County (1.9%) and Fallon County (2.2%) had the lowest unemployment in Montana in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 52 ranked Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Carter County1.9%−1.1 pts1,383
2Prairie County1.9%−1.5 pts1,112
3Fallon County2.2%+0.3 pts2,959
4Liberty County2.2%−0.1 pts1,957
5Powder River County2.3%−0.4 pts1,781
6Daniels County2.4%+0.3 pts1,612
7Gallatin County2.5%+0.1 pts128,740
8Richland County2.5%−0.1 pts11,377
9Chouteau County2.6%+0.1 pts5,865
10Broadwater County2.7%−0.5 pts8,493
11Dawson County2.7%+0.3 pts8,692
12Beaverhead County2.8%−0.4 pts10,043
13Custer County2.8%+0.0 pts12,034
14Meagher County2.8%−0.7 pts2,137
15Teton County2.8%−0.4 pts6,496
16Toole County2.8%+0.6 pts5,211
17Garfield County2.9%+0.3 pts1,148
18McCone County2.9%+0.7 pts1,720
19Sheridan County2.9%+0.6 pts3,436
20Blaine County3.0%−0.1 pts6,860
21Jefferson County3.0%−0.4 pts13,329
22Park County3.0%−0.4 pts18,214
23Lewis and Clark County3.1%+0.0 pts75,331
24Valley County3.1%−0.3 pts7,385
25Carbon County3.2%−0.4 pts11,466
26Hill County3.2%−0.8 pts16,167
27Missoula County3.2%+0.1 pts123,513
28Yellowstone County3.2%+0.0 pts172,692
29Cascade County3.3%−0.1 pts85,029
30Judith Basin County3.3%+0.2 pts2,162
31Sweet Grass County3.3%+0.6 pts3,762
32Pondera County3.4%−0.4 pts6,072
33Rosebud County3.4%−1.5 pts8,253
34Fergus County3.5%+0.2 pts11,825
35Flathead County3.5%−0.8 pts115,429
36Silver Bow County3.7%−0.2 pts36,118
37Stillwater County3.7%+0.1 pts9,445
38Ravalli County3.8%−0.6 pts48,582
39Phillips County3.9%+0.6 pts4,203
40Deer Lodge County4.0%+0.0 pts9,709
41Lake County4.0%−0.2 pts33,392
42Powell County4.0%−0.2 pts7,157
43Roosevelt County4.5%−0.4 pts10,242
44Mineral County4.7%−0.7 pts5,185
45Wheatland County4.8%+1.5 pts2,100
46Glacier County5.0%−2.1 pts13,463
47Musselshell County5.0%+0.1 pts5,582
48Granite County5.4%−1.5 pts3,658
49Madison County5.4%+1.8 pts10,026
50Big Horn County5.8%−1.5 pts12,752
51Sanders County6.0%−0.7 pts14,062
52Lincoln County6.3%−1.4 pts22,328

4 of 56 Montana counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Montana has the lowest unemployment rate?

Carter County: 1.9%, ahead of Prairie County (1.9%) and Fallon County (2.2%), of 52 Montana counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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