Unemployment Rate in Powell County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.3%
Rank #394/3,222 · #21 in MT
88th
Powell 2.3%
MT 3.6% -34.8%
US 5.3% -55.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Powell County's unemployment rate of 2.3% 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 Powell County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #391 | Lyon County, IA | 2.3% |
| #392 | Dallam County, TX | 2.3% |
| #393 | Franklin County, VA | 2.3% |
| #394 | Powell County, MT | 2.3% |
| #395 | Dixon County, NE | 2.4% |
| #396 | Reeves County, TX | 2.4% |
| #397 | Ritchie County, WV | 2.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Powell County, Montana has a unemployment rate of 2.3%, ranking #394 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Montana, it ranks #21 of 56. This places it in the 88th 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.