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Covered employment (QCEW) in Richland County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Richland County was 4,996 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 56 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs4,996
Change on 2024-4.6%
Rank14th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high6,9142014
Series low3,8282003

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

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,857 jobs2002: 3,877 jobs2003: 3,828 jobs2004: 4,119 jobs2005: 4,380 jobs2006: 4,509 jobs2007: 4,878 jobs2008: 4,945 jobs2009: 4,858 jobs2010: 5,291 jobs2011: 5,760 jobs2012: 6,321 jobs2013: 6,704 jobs2014: 6,914 jobs2015: 6,329 jobs2016: 5,541 jobs2017: 5,415 jobs2018: 5,375 jobs2019: 5,370 jobs2020: 5,110 jobs2021: 5,159 jobs2022: 5,127 jobs2023: 5,091 jobs2024: 5,235 jobs2025: 4,996 jobs3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002001201020252001: 3,857 jobs2002: 3,877 jobs2003: 3,828 jobs2004: 4,119 jobs2005: 4,380 jobs2006: 4,509 jobs2007: 4,878 jobs2008: 4,945 jobs2009: 4,858 jobs2010: 5,291 jobs2011: 5,760 jobs2012: 6,321 jobs2013: 6,704 jobs2014: 6,914 jobs2015: 6,329 jobs2016: 5,541 jobs2017: 5,415 jobs2018: 5,375 jobs2019: 5,370 jobs2020: 5,110 jobs2021: 5,159 jobs2022: 5,127 jobs2023: 5,091 jobs2024: 5,235 jobs2025: 4,996 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
20254,996
20245,235
20235,091
20225,127
20215,159
20205,110
20195,370
20185,375
20175,415
20165,541
20156,329
20146,914
20136,704
20126,321
20115,760
20105,291
20094,858
20084,945
20074,878
20064,509
20054,380
20044,119
20033,828
20023,877
20013,857

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2025
Richland County4,996
Montana512,424
United States155,732,363

Richland 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
  • Under 600
  • 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. Richland 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), Richland 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), Richland 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/richland-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), Richland 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/richland-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), Richland 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/richland-county-montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Richland County was 4,996 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 4.6% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Richland County?

6,914 jobs in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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