Yellowstone Times

Sweet Grass County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 44 people out of the 3,690 living in Sweet Grass County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sweet Grass County has increased compared to the 1.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 1,798 people who had a job during that time, 3 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,795 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	44	2.4%
Employed	1,798	97.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,795	97.4%
Employed in armed forces	3	0.2%