Fergus County, MT

FIPS 30027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fergus County had an annual average of 4,664 jobs across 580 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,664

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

580

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,762

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 Fergus County, MT, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 354 30 $360 $6.6M
611 NAICS 611 341 16 $840 $14.5M
237 NAICS 237 249 10 $1,646 $21.2M
332 NAICS 332 216 8 $1,378 $15.5M
921 NAICS 921 201 7 $1,023 $8.6M
445 NAICS 445 191 7 $671 $6.7M
621 NAICS 621 169 25 $1,124 $9.9M
624 NAICS 624 165 21 $544 $4.7M
623 NAICS 623 156 1 $887 $7.2M
238 NAICS 238 150 52 $998 $7.8M
424 NAICS 424 139 17 $796 $5.7M
924 NAICS 924 131 7 $1,769 $11.1M
721 NAICS 721 124 7 $430 $2.8M
541 NAICS 541 116 47 $1,082 $6.5M
522 NAICS 522 106 13 $1,386 $7.7M
444 NAICS 444 91 8 $600 $2.8M
112 NAICS 112 76 19 $952 $3.8M
441 NAICS 441 75 9 $963 $3.8M
813 NAICS 813 64 20 $366 $1.2M
457 NAICS 457 57 5 $634 $1.9M
459 NAICS 459 56 7 $473 $1.4M
236 NAICS 236 41 20 $729 $1.6M
811 NAICS 811 38 15 $646 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 34 8 $957 $1.7M
311 NAICS 311 31 3 $813 $1.3M
561 NAICS 561 31 23 $2,617 $1.3M
321 NAICS 321 28 7 $782 $1.1M
455 NAICS 455 26 3 $376 $0.5M
516 NAICS 516 24 3 $243 $0.3M
812 NAICS 812 23 7 $335 $0.4M
449 NAICS 449 22 4 $852 $1.0M
922 NAICS 922 19 4 $1,024 $1.0M
484 NAICS 484 14 9 $631 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 10 6 $575 $0.3M
115 NAICS 115 9 5 $715 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 8 1 $1,211 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 8 1 $2,062 $0.9M
999 NAICS 999 7 4 $1,122 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 4 3 $2,308 $0.3M
221 NAICS 221 2 1 $85 $0.0M
713 NAICS 713 1 1 $299 $0.0M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $1,080 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

148

jobs · $83,435 avg pay

State Government

246

jobs · $54,299 avg pay

Local Government

546

jobs · $42,695 avg pay

Private

3,724

jobs · $47,911 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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