Lake County, MT monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Lake County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Lake County had a 2.8% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.7 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Montana reported a 2.3% unemployment rate in May, which is the seventh lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Montana
#1. Glacier County: 5.1%
#2. Lincoln County: 4.9%
#3. Sanders County: 4.3%
#4. Mineral County: 4.0%
#5. Wheatland County: 3.9%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Montana
#1. McCone County: 1.3%
#2. Toole County: 1.4%
#3. Carter County: 1.5%
#3. Daniels County: 1.5%
#3. Fallon County: 1.5%