Unemployment Rate in Carter County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.8%
Rank #595/3,222 · #24 in MT
82th
Carter 2.8%
MT 3.6% -21.0%
US 5.3% -46.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Carter County's unemployment rate of 2.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Carter County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #592 | Buchanan County, IA | 2.8% |
| #593 | Franklin County, TN | 2.8% |
| #594 | Montgomery County, NC | 2.8% |
| #595 | Carter County, MT | 2.8% |
| #596 | Cottonwood County, MN | 2.8% |
| #597 | Buffalo County, WI | 2.8% |
| #598 | Scott County, MO | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Carter County, Montana has a unemployment rate of 2.8%, ranking #595 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Montana, it ranks #24 of 56. This places it in the 82th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.