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Unemployed people in Helena, MT

Unemployed people in Helena, MT was 570 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.5% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 6 cities in 2025.

2025, persons570
Change on 2024+17.5%
Rank6th of 6Cities in Montana ranked
Series high8482010
Series low4072022

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Unemployed people in Helena, MT, 1990 to 2025

40050060070080090019901996200220082014202020251990: 576 persons1991: 697 persons1992: 705 persons1993: 670 persons1994: 600 persons1995: 686 persons1996: 651 persons1997: 699 persons1998: 662 persons1999: 628 persons2000: 624 persons2001: 616 persons2002: 610 persons2003: 589 persons2004: 598 persons2005: 574 persons2006: 488 persons2007: 465 persons2008: 624 persons2009: 801 persons2010: 848 persons2011: 763 persons2012: 718 persons2013: 674 persons2014: 583 persons2015: 535 persons2016: 525 persons2017: 528 persons2018: 535 persons2019: 492 persons2020: 847 persons2021: 499 persons2022: 407 persons2023: 436 persons2024: 485 persons2025: 570 persons4006008001,00019902002201420251990: 576 persons1991: 697 persons1992: 705 persons1993: 670 persons1994: 600 persons1995: 686 persons1996: 651 persons1997: 699 persons1998: 662 persons1999: 628 persons2000: 624 persons2001: 616 persons2002: 610 persons2003: 589 persons2004: 598 persons2005: 574 persons2006: 488 persons2007: 465 persons2008: 624 persons2009: 801 persons2010: 848 persons2011: 763 persons2012: 718 persons2013: 674 persons2014: 583 persons2015: 535 persons2016: 525 persons2017: 528 persons2018: 535 persons2019: 492 persons2020: 847 persons2021: 499 persons2022: 407 persons2023: 436 persons2024: 485 persons2025: 570 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
2025570
2024485
2023436
2022407
2021499
2020847
2019492
2018535
2017528
2016525
2015535
2014583
2013674
2012718
2011763
2010848
2009801
2008624
2007465
2006488
2005574
2004598
2003589
2002610
2001616
2000624
1999628
1998662
1997699
1996651
1995686
1994600
1993670
1992705
1991697
1990576

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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, Helena, 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, Helena, 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/helena-mt. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Helena, 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/helena-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, Helena, 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/helena-mt (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Helena, MT?

Unemployed people in Helena, MT was 570 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.5% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Helena, MT?

848 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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