Central Montana Times

Chouteau County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 142 people out of the 5,896 living in Chouteau County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chouteau County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Chouteau County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 2,576 people who had a job during that time, 17 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,559 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	142	5.2%
Employed	2,576	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,559	94.2%
Employed in armed forces	17	0.6%