Native-born Montana residents vs job growth, by county

80%

County

population

Glacier

Counties with

low job growth,

few newcomers

2k

6k

70%

10k

Silver Bow (Butte)

% of adults born in MT

Yellowstone

(Billings)

Rosebud

60%

100k

Lewis and Clark

(Helena)

Cascade

(Great Falls)

50%

High job growth,

more newcomers

Missoula

40%

Flathead

(Kalispell)

Mineral

Madison

30%

Gallatin

(Bozeman)

Low job growth,

many newcomers

Ravalli

(Hamilton)

20%

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

Employment growth 2001–2017

Glacier

80%

Counties with

low job growth,

few newcomers

70%

% of adults born in MT

60%

Yellowstone

High job

growth, more

newcomers

50%

Mineral

40%

Flathead

Gallatin

30%

Ravalli

20%

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

Employment growth 2001–2017

Source: MTFP analysis of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. Eric Dietrich / MTFP