Lewis and Clark County, MT
FIPS 30049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lewis and Clark County had an annual average of 39,957 jobs across 3,758 establishments, paying $2.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
39,957
+2.4% YoY
Establishments
3,758
Total Wages
$2.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,248
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,900 | 180 | $444 | $67.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,656 | 8 | $2,083 | $216.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,655 | 17 | $1,953 | $162.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,646 | 694 | $2,738 | $251.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,342 | 10 | $1,963 | $160.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,127 | 260 | $1,515 | $167.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,998 | 103 | $1,146 | $102.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,539 | 229 | $816 | $62.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,349 | 194 | $1,086 | $76.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,217 | 241 | $1,182 | $74.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,074 | 35 | $1,764 | $91.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,002 | 120 | $626 | $32.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 994 | 16 | $966 | $50.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 888 | 30 | $767 | $35.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 827 | 28 | $594 | $25.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 825 | 77 | $637 | $27.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 824 | 12 | $1,870 | $72.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 765 | 13 | $2,291 | $47.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 759 | 66 | $2,246 | $80.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 737 | 84 | $2,148 | $81.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 648 | 64 | $350 | $11.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 570 | 16 | $2,089 | $49.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 568 | 153 | $1,407 | $41.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 562 | 44 | $1,137 | $33.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 494 | 40 | $541 | $13.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 484 | 3 | $1,409 | $32.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 480 | 28 | $839 | $20.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 454 | 92 | $967 | $22.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 373 | 44 | $1,159 | $22.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 320 | 26 | $571 | $9.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 312 | 82 | $2,052 | $33.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 311 | 10 | $832 | $13.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 306 | 61 | $669 | $10.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 254 | 135 | $833 | $11.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 184 | 31 | $1,312 | $12.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 173 | 21 | $1,268 | $11.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 144 | 44 | $1,191 | $8.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 122 | 16 | $802 | $5.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 115 | 22 | $400 | $2.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 108 | 6 | $826 | $4.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 96 | 8 | $514 | $2.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 95 | 19 | $1,510 | $7.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 94 | 16 | $855 | $4.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 92 | 4 | $1,266 | $6.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 90 | 9 | $1,200 | $5.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 87 | 16 | $935 | $4.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 85 | 7 | $1,465 | $6.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 85 | 5 | $713 | $3.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 82 | 14 | $836 | $3.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 81 | 9 | $1,066 | $4.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 81 | 37 | $3,654 | $15.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 75 | 13 | $1,013 | $3.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 74 | 12 | $1,076 | $4.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 68 | 9 | $1,255 | $4.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 64 | 14 | $1,093 | $3.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 62 | 12 | $1,379 | $3.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 61 | 44 | $1,115 | $3.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 60 | 4 | $709 | $2.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 54 | 1 | $754 | $2.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 50 | 33 | $687 | $1.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 27 | 1 | $1,143 | $1.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 24 | 5 | $1,357 | $1.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 22 | 6 | $784 | $0.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 7 | 1 | $1,213 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,121
jobs · $99,290 avg pay
State Government
6,782
jobs · $66,998 avg pay
Local Government
2,335
jobs · $57,682 avg pay
Private
28,719
jobs · $58,761 avg pay
MT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
Other MT Counties
The largest counties in MT by total employment.
- Yellowstone County 87,348 jobs
- Gallatin County 73,216 jobs
- Missoula County 65,649 jobs
- Flathead County 50,610 jobs
- Cascade County 36,513 jobs
- Silver Bow County 16,507 jobs
- Ravalli County 13,757 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 13,300 jobs