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Employed residents in Missoula, MT

Employed residents in Missoula, MT was 47,001 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 6 cities in 2025.

2025, persons47,001
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank2nd of 6Cities in Montana ranked
Series high47,0522024
Series low21,7781991

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Employed residents in Missoula, MT, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 22,075 persons1991: 21,778 persons1992: 23,262 persons1993: 24,062 persons1994: 24,618 persons1995: 25,347 persons1996: 26,312 persons1997: 26,744 persons1998: 27,180 persons1999: 28,009 persons2000: 31,094 persons2001: 31,332 persons2002: 31,997 persons2003: 32,240 persons2004: 32,624 persons2005: 33,281 persons2006: 34,161 persons2007: 37,199 persons2008: 36,588 persons2009: 35,363 persons2010: 34,185 persons2011: 34,704 persons2012: 35,435 persons2013: 35,912 persons2014: 36,597 persons2015: 37,277 persons2016: 40,712 persons2017: 41,692 persons2018: 42,678 persons2019: 43,547 persons2020: 42,228 persons2021: 43,745 persons2022: 45,672 persons2023: 46,794 persons2024: 47,052 persons2025: 47,001 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202547,001
202447,052
202346,794
202245,672
202143,745
202042,228
201943,547
201842,678
201741,692
201640,712
201537,277
201436,597
201335,912
201235,435
201134,704
201034,185
200935,363
200836,588
200737,199
200634,161
200533,281
200432,624
200332,240
200231,997
200131,332
200031,094
199928,009
199827,180
199726,744
199626,312
199525,347
199424,618
199324,062
199223,262
199121,778
199022,075

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Missoula, MT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Missoula, MT, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/missoula-mt. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Missoula, MT, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/missoula-mt.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Missoula, MT, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/missoula-mt (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Missoula, MT?

Employed residents in Missoula, MT was 47,001 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 6 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Missoula, MT?

47,052 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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