Chouteau County, MT

FIPS 30015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chouteau County had an annual average of 1,237 jobs across 229 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,237

-0.8% YoY

Establishments

229

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,292

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Chouteau County, MT, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 201 8 $637 $6.7M
921 NAICS 921 114 4 $616 $3.6M
111 NAICS 111 54 20 $789 $2.2M
311 NAICS 311 54 4 $1,151 $3.2M
624 NAICS 624 51 7 $536 $1.4M
445 NAICS 445 50 5 $409 $1.1M
424 NAICS 424 46 10 $1,040 $2.5M
457 NAICS 457 43 5 $1,853 $4.2M
112 NAICS 112 41 9 $770 $1.6M
813 NAICS 813 38 7 $1,043 $2.0M
924 NAICS 924 20 6 $1,409 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 17 7 $809 $0.7M
541 NAICS 541 17 14 $1,335 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 14 5 $675 $0.5M
238 NAICS 238 11 8 $1,259 $0.7M
423 NAICS 423 8 3 $2,117 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 6 2 $379 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 6 2 $740 $0.2M
459 NAICS 459 5 3 $260 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

34

jobs · $57,213 avg pay

State Government

6

jobs · $42,759 avg pay

Local Government

325

jobs · $32,394 avg pay

Private

872

jobs · $48,248 avg pay

MT Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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