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Covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County was 4,697 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 56 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,697
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank15th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high4,7662019
Series low4,1092003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County, 2001 to 2025

4,0004,2004,4004,6004,80020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,150 jobs2002: 4,155 jobs2003: 4,109 jobs2004: 4,146 jobs2005: 4,200 jobs2006: 4,247 jobs2007: 4,387 jobs2008: 4,367 jobs2009: 4,460 jobs2010: 4,423 jobs2011: 4,406 jobs2012: 4,401 jobs2013: 4,482 jobs2014: 4,383 jobs2015: 4,365 jobs2016: 4,450 jobs2017: 4,468 jobs2018: 4,563 jobs2019: 4,766 jobs2020: 4,435 jobs2021: 4,494 jobs2022: 4,558 jobs2023: 4,570 jobs2024: 4,664 jobs2025: 4,697 jobs4,0004,2004,4004,6004,8002001201020252001: 4,150 jobs2002: 4,155 jobs2003: 4,109 jobs2004: 4,146 jobs2005: 4,200 jobs2006: 4,247 jobs2007: 4,387 jobs2008: 4,367 jobs2009: 4,460 jobs2010: 4,423 jobs2011: 4,406 jobs2012: 4,401 jobs2013: 4,482 jobs2014: 4,383 jobs2015: 4,365 jobs2016: 4,450 jobs2017: 4,468 jobs2018: 4,563 jobs2019: 4,766 jobs2020: 4,435 jobs2021: 4,494 jobs2022: 4,558 jobs2023: 4,570 jobs2024: 4,664 jobs2025: 4,697 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20254,697
20244,664
20234,570
20224,558
20214,494
20204,435
20194,766
20184,563
20174,468
20164,450
20154,365
20144,383
20134,482
20124,401
20114,406
20104,423
20094,460
20084,367
20074,387
20064,247
20054,200
20044,146
20034,109
20024,155
20014,150

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2025
Fergus County4,697
Montana512,424
United States155,732,363

Fergus County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 4,054 jobsBig Horn County: 3,674 jobsBlaine County: 1,325 jobsBroadwater County: 1,568 jobsCarbon County: 3,141 jobsCarter County: 326 jobsCascade County: 36,192 jobsChouteau County: 1,230 jobsCuster County: 5,261 jobsDaniels County: 549 jobsDawson County: 3,338 jobsDeer Lodge County: 3,370 jobsFallon County: 1,163 jobsFergus County: 4,697 jobsFlathead County: 51,035 jobsGallatin County: 74,277 jobsGarfield County: 322 jobsGlacier County: 4,214 jobsGolden Valley County: 228 jobsGranite County: 931 jobsHill County: 6,783 jobsJefferson County: 2,784 jobsJudith Basin County: 521 jobsLake County: 9,694 jobsLewis and Clark County: 39,657 jobsLiberty County: 517 jobsLincoln County: 6,194 jobsMcCone County: 562 jobsMadison County: 2,981 jobsMeagher County: 704 jobsMineral County: 1,203 jobsMissoula County: 65,880 jobsMusselshell County: 1,274 jobsPark County: 7,396 jobsPetroleum County: 104 jobsPhillips County: 1,228 jobsPondera County: 1,523 jobsPowder River County: 619 jobsPowell County: 2,457 jobsPrairie County: 474 jobsRavalli County: 13,744 jobsRichland County: 4,996 jobsRoosevelt County: 3,430 jobsRosebud County: 3,616 jobsSanders County: 3,364 jobsSheridan County: 1,275 jobsSilver Bow County: 16,486 jobsStillwater County: 2,931 jobsSweet Grass County: 1,478 jobsTeton County: 1,831 jobsToole County: 1,758 jobsTreasure County: 206 jobsValley County: 2,826 jobsWheatland County: 567 jobsWibaux County: 267 jobsYellowstone County: 87,416 jobs
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  • 600 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,600
  • 3,600 to 7,300
  • 7,300 and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Fergus County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Fergus County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Fergus County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/fergus-county-montana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Fergus County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/fergus-county-montana.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Fergus County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/fergus-county-montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County was 4,697 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 56 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Fergus County?

4,766 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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