Northeast Montana News

Sheridan County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 45 people out of the 3,522 living in Sheridan County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sheridan County has increased compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Sheridan County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 1,775 people who had a job during that time, 6 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,769 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	45	2.5%
Employed	1,775	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,769	97.2%
Employed in armed forces	6	0.3%