The number of jobs includes private and public, full-time and part-time, and self-employment as well as wage and salary employment.
In Montana, the number of jobs . . .
- was 709,342 in 2021, compared to 668,310 a year earlier.
- increased by 31 percent in the 1970s, increased by 10 percent in the 1980s, increased by 28 percent in the 1990s, increased by 11 percent in the 2000s, and increased by 8 between 2010 and 2020.
- ranked 43rd – from most to least – among the 50 states in 2021.