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Unemployed people in Great Falls, MT

Unemployed people in Great Falls, MT was 953 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 6 cities in 2025.

2025, persons953
Change on 2024+9.4%
Rank3rd of 6Cities in Montana ranked
Series high1,7542010
Series low7652022

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Unemployed people in Great Falls, MT, 1990 to 2025

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,510 persons1991: 1,639 persons1992: 1,734 persons1993: 1,714 persons1994: 1,498 persons1995: 1,504 persons1996: 1,420 persons1997: 1,555 persons1998: 1,610 persons1999: 1,551 persons2000: 1,499 persons2001: 1,357 persons2002: 1,296 persons2003: 1,337 persons2004: 1,277 persons2005: 1,233 persons2006: 1,009 persons2007: 958 persons2008: 1,275 persons2009: 1,656 persons2010: 1,754 persons2011: 1,739 persons2012: 1,510 persons2013: 1,395 persons2014: 1,172 persons2015: 1,162 persons2016: 1,172 persons2017: 1,088 persons2018: 1,035 persons2019: 984 persons2020: 1,713 persons2021: 922 persons2022: 765 persons2023: 779 persons2024: 871 persons2025: 953 persons7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019902002201420251990: 1,510 persons1991: 1,639 persons1992: 1,734 persons1993: 1,714 persons1994: 1,498 persons1995: 1,504 persons1996: 1,420 persons1997: 1,555 persons1998: 1,610 persons1999: 1,551 persons2000: 1,499 persons2001: 1,357 persons2002: 1,296 persons2003: 1,337 persons2004: 1,277 persons2005: 1,233 persons2006: 1,009 persons2007: 958 persons2008: 1,275 persons2009: 1,656 persons2010: 1,754 persons2011: 1,739 persons2012: 1,510 persons2013: 1,395 persons2014: 1,172 persons2015: 1,162 persons2016: 1,172 persons2017: 1,088 persons2018: 1,035 persons2019: 984 persons2020: 1,713 persons2021: 922 persons2022: 765 persons2023: 779 persons2024: 871 persons2025: 953 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025953
2024871
2023779
2022765
2021922
20201,713
2019984
20181,035
20171,088
20161,172
20151,162
20141,172
20131,395
20121,510
20111,739
20101,754
20091,656
20081,275
2007958
20061,009
20051,233
20041,277
20031,337
20021,296
20011,357
20001,499
19991,551
19981,610
19971,555
19961,420
19951,504
19941,498
19931,714
19921,734
19911,639
19901,510

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Great Falls, MT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Great Falls, 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/unemployed-people/great-falls-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Great Falls, 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/unemployed-people/great-falls-mt.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Great Falls, 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/unemployed-people/great-falls-mt (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Great Falls, MT?

Unemployed people in Great Falls, MT was 953 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.4% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Great Falls, MT?

1,754 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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