Deer Lodge County, MT

FIPS 30023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Deer Lodge County had an annual average of 3,421 jobs across 349 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,421

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

349

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,267

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 Deer Lodge County, MT, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — — — —
622 NAICS 622 522 1 $791 $21.5M
623 NAICS 623 337 8 $875 $15.3M
722 NAICS 722 332 32 $348 $6.0M
611 NAICS 611 186 7 $1,297 $9.3M
621 NAICS 621 165 25 $2,362 $20.1M
921 NAICS 921 150 1 $937 $7.3M
445 NAICS 445 128 4 $532 $3.6M
238 NAICS 238 89 21 $1,398 $6.4M
924 NAICS 924 76 3 $1,541 $5.5M
441 NAICS 441 55 5 $1,070 $3.0M
455 NAICS 455 52 4 $390 $1.1M
522 NAICS 522 41 6 $998 $2.1M
811 NAICS 811 28 5 $1,139 $1.6M
456 NAICS 456 27 4 $1,037 $1.4M
459 NAICS 459 20 8 $397 $0.4M
458 NAICS 458 17 4 $531 $0.5M
721 NAICS 721 17 6 $433 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 16 2 $1,203 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 15 7 $2,340 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 12 1 $1,119 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 8 1 $1,048 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 7 2 $1,163 $0.4M
424 NAICS 424 7 4 $2,144 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

77

jobs · $76,197 avg pay

State Government

560

jobs · $42,005 avg pay

Local Government

331

jobs · $48,870 avg pay

Private

2,453

jobs · $55,700 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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