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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Montana after looking at the best places in Montana a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Montana, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Treasure State are:
Eureka Libby Thompson Falls Fort Belknap Agency North Browning Hardin Browning South Browning Chinook Deer Lodge
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Treasure State
After getting the data for every place in Montana, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Montana To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Eureka
Population: 1,123 Recent Job Growth: -2.53%Future Job Growth: 21.50%
2. Libby
Population: 2,667Recent Job Growth: -2.53%Future Job Growth: 21.50%
3. Thompson Falls
Population: 1,174 Recent Job Growth: -1.80%Future Job Growth: 25.50%
4. Fort Belknap Agency
Population: 1,409 Recent Job Growth: -2.14%Future Job Growth: 30.40%
5. North Browning
Population: 2,454Recent Job Growth: 0.16%Future Job Growth: 30.50%
6. Hardin
Population: 3,510Recent Job Growth: 0.54%Future Job Growth: 30.00%
7. Browning
Population: 1,172 Recent Job Growth: 0.16%Future Job Growth: 30.50%
8. South Browning
Population: 1,930Recent Job Growth: 0.16%Future Job Growth: 30.50%
9. Chinook
Population: 1,286 Recent Job Growth: -2.14%Future Job Growth: 30.40%
10. Deer Lodge
Population: 3,124Recent Job Growth: -1.46%Future Job Growth: 30.40%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Eureka took the “top” spot as the worst city in Montana for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Montana, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Montana To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
eureka 1
1,123
-2.53%
21.50%
libby 2
2,667
-2.53%
21.50%
thompson falls 3
1,174
-1.80%
25.50%
fort belknap agency 4
1,409
-2.14%
30.40%
north browning 5
2,454
0.16%
30.50%
hardin 6
3,510
0.54%
30.00%
browning 7
1,172
0.16%
30.50%
south browning 8
1,930
0.16%
30.50%
chinook 9
1,286
-2.14%
30.40%
deer lodge 10
3,124
-1.46%
30.40%
pablo 11
1,989
0.24%
34.10%
rocky boy west 12
910
-2.99%
30.50%
superior 13
1,108
1.52%
35.30%
polson 14
4,524
0.24%
34.10%
havre 15
9,425
-2.68%
29.10%
cut bank 16
2,896
0.16%
30.50%
harlowton 17
917
-2.43%
31.50%
ronan 18
2,143
0.24%
34.10%
townsend 19
2,041
-0.36%
33.60%
whitehall 20
1,097
-0.14%
35.20%
boulder 21
1,298
-0.14%
35.20%
conrad 22
2,572
-0.08%
34.80%
anaconda-deer lodge county
23
9,277
0.66%
35.80%
crow agency 24
1,467
0.54%
30.00%
dillon 25
4,149
-0.83%
34.80%
lame deer 26
2,050
1.56%
37.70%
walkerville 27
1,005
1.08%
37.60%
fort benton 28
1,478
-2.99%
30.50%
livingston 29
7,071
1.44%
37.60%
malta 30
1,911
1.80%
38.30%
evergreen 31
6,696
2.65%
38.70%
lewistown 32
5,897
0.68%
37.30%
hungry horse 33
1,198
2.65%
38.70%
forsyth 34
1,825
1.56%
37.70%
pray 35
945
1.44%
37.60%
butte-silver bow 36
34,164
1.08%
37.60%
shelby 37
2,864
-2.76%
31.50%
hamilton 38
4,393
2.89%
39.80%
kalispell 39
20,016
2.65%
38.70%
gardiner 40
934
1.44%
37.60%
helena west side 41
1,308
-0.13%
36.20%
miles city 42
8,428
-0.64%
35.60%
columbia falls 43
4,690
2.65%
38.70%
montana city 44
2,845
-0.14%
35.20%
clancy 45
1,553
-0.14%
35.20%
helena 46
28,381
-0.13%
36.10%
poplar 47
1,091
2.66%
39.90%
choteau 48
1,808
0.95%
38.30%
stevensville 49
2,280
2.89%
39.80%
big timber 50
1,572
-0.72%
36.10%
bigfork 51
4,356
2.65%
38.70%
whitefish 52
6,402
2.65%
38.70%
black eagle 53
1,063
1.80%
39.80%
east helena 54
2,031
-0.13%
36.20%
helena valley southeast 55
7,860
-0.13%
36.20%
helena valley west central 56
8,293
-0.13%
36.20%
baker 57
1,832
-0.34%
37.30%
red lodge 58
2,353
0.56%
37.10%
helena valley northwest 59
3,522
-0.13%
36.20%
helena valley northeast 60
2,562
-0.13%
36.20%
colstrip 61
2,395
1.56%
37.70%
great falls 62
58,498
1.80%
39.80%
wolf point 63
2,629
2.66%
39.90%
white sulphur springs 64
1,017
3.88%
43.10%
malmstrom afb
65
3,983
1.80%
39.80%
seeley lake 66
1,430
2.07%
39.90%
scobey 67
1,079
0.72%
38.00%
lakeside 68
2,285
2.65%
38.70%
roundup 69
1,825
2.54%
41.30%
missoula 70
66,982
2.07%
40.10%
clinton 71
950
2.07%
39.90%
lockwood 72
6,606
0.56%
37.90%
somers 73
1,116
2.65%
38.70%
billings 74
104,374
0.56%
37.90%
helena flats 75
1,072
2.65%
38.70%
laurel 76
6,763
0.56%
37.90%
bonner-west riverside 77
1,725
2.07%
39.90%
east missoula 78
2,311
2.07%
39.90%
orchard homes 79
5,491
2.07%
39.90%
sun prairie 80
1,664
1.80%
39.80%
lolo 81
3,374
2.07%
39.90%
absarokee 82
1,093
3.33%
43.20%
frenchtown 83
1,566
2.07%
39.90%
belgrade 84
7,439
4.57%
45.70%
columbus 85
1,982
3.33%
43.20%
plentywood 86
1,626
2.41%
42.40%
glendive 87
4,990
3.15%
43.60%
glasgow 88
3,268
4.56%
45.80%
three forks 89
1,636
4.57%
45.70%
west yellowstone 90
1,413
4.57%
45.70%
park city 91
945
3.33%
43.20%
bozeman 92
37,619
4.57%
46.00%
manhattan 93
1,394
4.57%
45.70%
big sky 94
2,266
4.57%
45.70%
fairview 95
913
4.35%
46.10%
four corners 96
2,998
4.57%
45.70%
west glendive 97
1,997
3.15%
43.60%
gallatin gateway 98
946
4.57%
45.70%
sidney 99
5,360
4.35%
46.10%
churchill 100
1,032
4.57%
45.70%
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