Table Data - Employed Persons in Montana

Title Employed Persons in Montana
Series ID LAUST300000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Last Updated 2026-04-16 1:07 PM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 299041
1976-02-01 301102
1976-03-01 303706
1976-04-01 311030
1976-05-01 313989
1976-06-01 317570
1976-07-01 330567
1976-08-01 327149
1976-09-01 317625
1976-10-01 319054
1976-11-01 316064
1976-12-01 313099
1977-01-01 308399
1977-02-01 311074
1977-03-01 314527
1977-04-01 321095
1977-05-01 327689
1977-06-01 335931
1977-07-01 340195
1977-08-01 344211
1977-09-01 335822
1977-10-01 330075
1977-11-01 328931
1977-12-01 328438
1978-01-01 323514
1978-02-01 324848
1978-03-01 328778
1978-04-01 338993
1978-05-01 344446
1978-06-01 353813
1978-07-01 361720
1978-08-01 360678
1978-09-01 351735
1978-10-01 351684
1978-11-01 346027
1978-12-01 342180
1979-01-01 334803
1979-02-01 335992
1979-03-01 338502
1979-04-01 344372
1979-05-01 350657
1979-06-01 361031
1979-07-01 364283
1979-08-01 361824
1979-09-01 356317
1979-10-01 354855
1979-11-01 350937
1979-12-01 348026
1980-01-01 342190
1980-02-01 342783
1980-03-01 344068
1980-04-01 346296
1980-05-01 348631
1980-06-01 351969
1980-07-01 357282
1980-08-01 354767
1980-09-01 348431
1980-10-01 351707
1980-11-01 348745
1980-12-01 346245
1981-01-01 345033
1981-02-01 345496
1981-03-01 350796
1981-04-01 358259
1981-05-01 360826
1981-06-01 361967
1981-07-01 369925
1981-08-01 368220
1981-09-01 357736
1981-10-01 358835
1981-11-01 354699
1981-12-01 349258
1982-01-01 343319
1982-02-01 343620
1982-03-01 345470
1982-04-01 350074
1982-05-01 356690
1982-06-01 359535
1982-07-01 367075
1982-08-01 366484
1982-09-01 357489
1982-10-01 356849
1982-11-01 353580
1982-12-01 349869
1983-01-01 344792
1983-02-01 344917
1983-03-01 347795
1983-04-01 354727
1983-05-01 357088
1983-06-01 367334
1983-07-01 375066
1983-08-01 373945
1983-09-01 369735
1983-10-01 366576
1983-11-01 364581
1983-12-01 361760
1984-01-01 356397
1984-02-01 360185
1984-03-01 363526
1984-04-01 369264
1984-05-01 376532
1984-06-01 382163
1984-07-01 387130
1984-08-01 383689
1984-09-01 378302
1984-10-01 376001
1984-11-01 372950
1984-12-01 369705
1985-01-01 363083
1985-02-01 364334
1985-03-01 367086
1985-04-01 372103
1985-05-01 376508
1985-06-01 378499
1985-07-01 383072
1985-08-01 383126
1985-09-01 375060
1985-10-01 372509
1985-11-01 369780
1985-12-01 366037
1986-01-01 363536
1986-02-01 362676
1986-03-01 365703
1986-04-01 369681
1986-05-01 372881
1986-06-01 378835
1986-07-01 382854
1986-08-01 380772
1986-09-01 372839
1986-10-01 372945
1986-11-01 368313
1986-12-01 366034
1987-01-01 361636
1987-02-01 362946
1987-03-01 364994
1987-04-01 370311
1987-05-01 375245
1987-06-01 375528
1987-07-01 380946
1987-08-01 379849
1987-09-01 369260
1987-10-01 371111
1987-11-01 367925
1987-12-01 366358
1988-01-01 364580
1988-02-01 366287
1988-03-01 367634
1988-04-01 374098
1988-05-01 375783
1988-06-01 385495
1988-07-01 386853
1988-08-01 386207
1988-09-01 380417
1988-10-01 380484
1988-11-01 380540
1988-12-01 374912
1989-01-01 370821
1989-02-01 371154
1989-03-01 373461
1989-04-01 380472
1989-05-01 385248
1989-06-01 392178
1989-07-01 397205
1989-08-01 393931
1989-09-01 385618
1989-10-01 385280
1989-11-01 383032
1989-12-01 381000
1990-01-01 374794
1990-02-01 375688
1990-03-01 380257
1990-04-01 384554
1990-05-01 381323
1990-06-01 384464
1990-07-01 385944
1990-08-01 383414
1990-09-01 374725
1990-10-01 376054
1990-11-01 370278
1990-12-01 368171
1991-01-01 361904
1991-02-01 362856
1991-03-01 364515
1991-04-01 370992
1991-05-01 374071
1991-06-01 381266
1991-07-01 386271
1991-08-01 385108
1991-09-01 380009
1991-10-01 378221
1991-11-01 374707
1991-12-01 374413
1992-01-01 372722
1992-02-01 374587
1992-03-01 380503
1992-04-01 388328
1992-05-01 393791
1992-06-01 399937
1992-07-01 406508
1992-08-01 402170
1992-09-01 394859
1992-10-01 392759
1992-11-01 392247
1992-12-01 388545
1993-01-01 381838
1993-02-01 384834
1993-03-01 388576
1993-04-01 394145
1993-05-01 400902
1993-06-01 407810
1993-07-01 411625
1993-08-01 411187
1993-09-01 402122
1993-10-01 402946
1993-11-01 400277
1993-12-01 398971
1994-01-01 395413
1994-02-01 397387
1994-03-01 399938
1994-04-01 407688
1994-05-01 415030
1994-06-01 418677
1994-07-01 424564
1994-08-01 427062
1994-09-01 420370
1994-10-01 418394
1994-11-01 416335
1994-12-01 412684
1995-01-01 406386
1995-02-01 409297
1995-03-01 412148
1995-04-01 414233
1995-05-01 417168
1995-06-01 424287
1995-07-01 431700
1995-08-01 429187
1995-09-01 422971
1995-10-01 421775
1995-11-01 417277
1995-12-01 413316
1996-01-01 407686
1996-02-01 411791
1996-03-01 414824
1996-04-01 419935
1996-05-01 425475
1996-06-01 431053
1996-07-01 436088
1996-08-01 435311
1996-09-01 428841
1996-10-01 429265
1996-11-01 425661
1996-12-01 420380
1997-01-01 413693
1997-02-01 415166
1997-03-01 419060
1997-04-01 423560
1997-05-01 430164
1997-06-01 432544
1997-07-01 438819
1997-08-01 437932
1997-09-01 431426
1997-10-01 432184
1997-11-01 430037
1997-12-01 427992
1998-01-01 422200
1998-02-01 424872
1998-03-01 426704
1998-04-01 432873
1998-05-01 437660
1998-06-01 441329
1998-07-01 447575
1998-08-01 446072
1998-09-01 441072
1998-10-01 441116
1998-11-01 438899
1998-12-01 437098
1999-01-01 431150
1999-02-01 432777
1999-03-01 435795
1999-04-01 441024
1999-05-01 443946
1999-06-01 448766
1999-07-01 453164
1999-08-01 450756
1999-09-01 443949
1999-10-01 444087
1999-11-01 442596
1999-12-01 440985
2000-01-01 437926
2000-02-01 440005
2000-03-01 444867
2000-04-01 448366
2000-05-01 451103
2000-06-01 455205
2000-07-01 456503
2000-08-01 455215
2000-09-01 449325
2000-10-01 447014
2000-11-01 444723
2000-12-01 442116
2001-01-01 438566
2001-02-01 439623
2001-03-01 441559
2001-04-01 443786
2001-05-01 447638
2001-06-01 451575
2001-07-01 453608
2001-08-01 448946
2001-09-01 444061
2001-10-01 443077
2001-11-01 439341
2001-12-01 437134
2002-01-01 432650
2002-02-01 437723
2002-03-01 437421
2002-04-01 441719
2002-05-01 447304
2002-06-01 452192
2002-07-01 453999
2002-08-01 454047
2002-09-01 450089
2002-10-01 449106
2002-11-01 444619
2002-12-01 443448
2003-01-01 438667
2003-02-01 440939
2003-03-01 440972
2003-04-01 447659
2003-05-01 451283
2003-06-01 453422
2003-07-01 455509
2003-08-01 456805
2003-09-01 450709
2003-10-01 451723
2003-11-01 448367
2003-12-01 446289
2004-01-01 441492
2004-02-01 444694
2004-03-01 447492
2004-04-01 456355
2004-05-01 459479
2004-06-01 465258
2004-07-01 469806
2004-08-01 467158
2004-09-01 460268
2004-10-01 461171
2004-11-01 459964
2004-12-01 456968
2005-01-01 449844
2005-02-01 454050
2005-03-01 457193
2005-04-01 462519
2005-05-01 466561
2005-06-01 472917
2005-07-01 478135
2005-08-01 478086
2005-09-01 471711
2005-10-01 473027
2005-11-01 470341
2005-12-01 467246
2006-01-01 462945
2006-02-01 467238
2006-03-01 470397
2006-04-01 476412
2006-05-01 482104
2006-06-01 490801
2006-07-01 495261
2006-08-01 491214
2006-09-01 483135
2006-10-01 484135
2006-11-01 483194
2006-12-01 482702
2007-01-01 478308
2007-02-01 480382
2007-03-01 485632
2007-04-01 487852
2007-05-01 492881
2007-06-01 498198
2007-07-01 501970
2007-08-01 499066
2007-09-01 492846
2007-10-01 492597
2007-11-01 491633
2007-12-01 486979
2008-01-01 483204
2008-02-01 483993
2008-03-01 486773
2008-04-01 490121
2008-05-01 494563
2008-06-01 498203
2008-07-01 502156
2008-08-01 499596
2008-09-01 493104
2008-10-01 490920
2008-11-01 485358
2008-12-01 477851
2009-01-01 465270
2009-02-01 463538
2009-03-01 461319
2009-04-01 468836
2009-05-01 470821
2009-06-01 476218
2009-07-01 479047
2009-08-01 476272
2009-09-01 468192
2009-10-01 466091
2009-11-01 464770
2009-12-01 457246
2010-01-01 453744
2010-02-01 455027
2010-03-01 458463
2010-04-01 465402
2010-05-01 469558
2010-06-01 472982
2010-07-01 476714
2010-08-01 476186
2010-09-01 470797
2010-10-01 467647
2010-11-01 463178
2010-12-01 459303
2011-01-01 454229
2011-02-01 456573
2011-03-01 460512
2011-04-01 466088
2011-05-01 470939
2011-06-01 472846
2011-07-01 476545
2011-08-01 478307
2011-09-01 475416
2011-10-01 474197
2011-11-01 472796
2011-12-01 469100
2012-01-01 463941
2012-02-01 466699
2012-03-01 469740
2012-04-01 475186
2012-05-01 482120
2012-06-01 485275
2012-07-01 488306
2012-08-01 487905
2012-09-01 485238
2012-10-01 484453
2012-11-01 480220
2012-12-01 476332
2013-01-01 472480
2013-02-01 476192
2013-03-01 478001
2013-04-01 484183
2013-05-01 489712
2013-06-01 492451
2013-07-01 494595
2013-08-01 493875
2013-09-01 489961
2013-10-01 486876
2013-11-01 486951
2013-12-01 482829
2014-01-01 478434
2014-02-01 482220
2014-03-01 484554
2014-04-01 488806
2014-05-01 493969
2014-06-01 498091
2014-07-01 501791
2014-08-01 498846
2014-09-01 494491
2014-10-01 493466
2014-11-01 489887
2014-12-01 486474
2015-01-01 485983
2015-02-01 489874
2015-03-01 493078
2015-04-01 497955
2015-05-01 502842
2015-06-01 504236
2015-07-01 507380
2015-08-01 504954
2015-09-01 499520
2015-10-01 500338
2015-11-01 498552
2015-12-01 495532
2016-01-01 491202
2016-02-01 495550
2016-03-01 499062
2016-04-01 501714
2016-05-01 505439
2016-06-01 508561
2016-07-01 511463
2016-08-01 509058
2016-09-01 505216
2016-10-01 503256
2016-11-01 502210
2016-12-01 496583
2017-01-01 494019
2017-02-01 498630
2017-03-01 502882
2017-04-01 507461
2017-05-01 510862
2017-06-01 515118
2017-07-01 517313
2017-08-01 514714
2017-09-01 512186
2017-10-01 508880
2017-11-01 506767
2017-12-01 502846
2018-01-01 499366
2018-02-01 505561
2018-03-01 507721
2018-04-01 510999
2018-05-01 517597
2018-06-01 521343
2018-07-01 524964
2018-08-01 520582
2018-09-01 517605
2018-10-01 518112
2018-11-01 517713
2018-12-01 514296
2019-01-01 509996
2019-02-01 514047
2019-03-01 514199
2019-04-01 519010
2019-05-01 524471
2019-06-01 527901
2019-07-01 533135
2019-08-01 532255
2019-09-01 529252
2019-10-01 529658
2019-11-01 528062
2019-12-01 524146
2020-01-01 521623
2020-02-01 526411
2020-03-01 518252
2020-04-01 472018
2020-05-01 489282
2020-06-01 507222
2020-07-01 512227
2020-08-01 519881
2020-09-01 518961
2020-10-01 524439
2020-11-01 518693
2020-12-01 514560
2021-01-01 510813
2021-02-01 514453
2021-03-01 519829
2021-04-01 523860
2021-05-01 528545
2021-06-01 531827
2021-07-01 536016
2021-08-01 534619
2021-09-01 532237
2021-10-01 534778
2021-11-01 536769
2021-12-01 535299
2022-01-01 531739
2022-02-01 539545
2022-03-01 544296
2022-04-01 544444
2022-05-01 548120
2022-06-01 550367
2022-07-01 556113
2022-08-01 555383
2022-09-01 551812
2022-10-01 549320
2022-11-01 546557
2022-12-01 545130
2023-01-01 545533
2023-02-01 549903
2023-03-01 554065
2023-04-01 555983
2023-05-01 558693
2023-06-01 563445
2023-07-01 564732
2023-08-01 563228
2023-09-01 558994
2023-10-01 556968
2023-11-01 557407
2023-12-01 550647
2024-01-01 546666
2024-02-01 551022
2024-03-01 556474
2024-04-01 559970
2024-05-01 563890
2024-06-01 568783
2024-07-01 570892
2024-08-01 567953
2024-09-01 564455
2024-10-01 560908
2024-11-01 556497
2024-12-01 553044
2025-01-01 551103
2025-02-01 550467
2025-03-01 554973
2025-04-01 560275
2025-05-01 561082
2025-06-01 565222
2025-07-01 567508
2025-08-01 565113
2025-09-01 559833
2025-10-01 .
2025-11-01 556749
2025-12-01 552463
2026-01-01 546325

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