Sanders County, MT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sanders County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Sanders County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
5,072
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,936
people in Sanders County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,035
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sanders County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Sanders 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Serves all of Montana

Job Service Thompson Falls
Thompson Falls · Affiliate · 406-382-3045
8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday

Cities in Sanders County

Thompson Falls

Other Montana counties

All of Montana

Laid off or looking for work in Sanders County?

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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.