Wheatland County, MT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wheatland County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Wheatland County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
759
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,049
people in Wheatland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,054
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wheatland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wheatland 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 Wheatland County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Serves all of Montana

Other Montana counties

All of Montana

Laid off or looking for work in Wheatland 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.