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Fergus County, MT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fergus County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fergus County economy

  • 2.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.7% the month before

  • 6,018

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 11,581

    people in Fergus County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $59,731

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fergus County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fergus County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fergus County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. American Prairie1 open role
  2. Central Montana Medical Center1 open role
  3. Century Companies1 open role
  4. NorthWestern Energy Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fergus County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Job Service Lewistown

    Lewistown · Affiliate · 406-708-7024

    8am - 5pm Monday thru Friday

Cities in Fergus County

Other Montana counties

All of Montana

Laid off or looking for work in Fergus County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Montana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.