Silver Bow County, MT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Silver Bow County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Silver Bow County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
17,796
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
35,589
people in Silver Bow County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,504
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Silver Bow County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Silver Bow 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

Colleges in Silver Bow County

Colleges in Silver Bow County
College	City	Type	Students
Montana Technological University	Butte	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Silver Bow 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 Butte
Butte · Affiliate
We are open 8-5 Monday to Friday.Â

Other Montana counties

All of Montana

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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.