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WORKFORCE
4.5%
5%
4.4%
4% 3%
0%
QUICK FACTS
• 82% of Lewis & Clark County’s population lives in the greater Helena Area.
• Lewis and Clark County Unemployment rate is currently at 3%.
• As of December 2018 Lewis and Clark County had a total of 33,495 employed in a Labor Force of 34,779 resulting 1,284 unemployed.
• 78% of all businesses in the Helena Area have 10 or less employees.
• There are approx. 3500 businesses in the entire Helena Valley.
• Approximately 3,300+ Je erson Co. & 600+ Broadwater Co. workers travel to Helena to work each day.
• Helena’s share of Lewis and Clark County’s employment & income is close to 90%.
• Historically Helena has the most stable economy of the larger cities in Montana.
• 60% of workforce is connected to state and federal positions.
• In 2018 the number of jobs stayed at in Lewis & Clark County.
3.3% 3.1%
3.3%
2.8%
2.9%
HELENA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
EARNINGS BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Level of Attainment Average
Overall ...........................................$36,606 Less Than High School.............$13,949 High School Grad ......................$26,432 Some College..............................$30,997 Bachelors Degree ......................$47,353 Graduate Degree .......................$62,592 (Source: worldpopulationreview.com)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Education Attained Percentage
Less than 9th Grade..................1.74% 9th to 12th Grade ......................3.13% High School Grad ......................20.69% Some College..............................21.54% Associate Degree.......................8.51% Bachelors Degree ......................27.18% Graduate Degree .......................17.21% (Source: worldpopulationreview.com)
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