Missoula, MT jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Missoula
- General Manager in Training - RetailLove's Travel Stops
- Facilities Maintenance Manager, Licensed Mechanical ContractorWalmart
- Dialysis Area Technical Services ManagerDialysis Clinic
- Senior Associate Engineer - MechanicalMcKinstry
- Senior Construction ManagerMcKinstry
- Director RN Case ManagementTop Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)
- Manager, Sales and MarketingSinclair
- News DirectorSinclair
- Senior Manager, Community Connections - KPAXScripps
- Restaurant General Manager-QSRGecko Hospitality
Employers hiring most in Missoula
- onXmaps5 open roles
- LifePoint Health4 open roles
- onX4 open roles
- EquipmentShare.com2 open roles
- Gecko Hospitality2 open roles
- Maximus2 open roles
- McKinstry2 open roles
- Providence2 open roles
- Safeway2 open roles
- Sinclair2 open roles
Missoula layoffs
No layoff notices naming Missoula in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Missoula
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Montana | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Conferences in Missoula
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Missoula. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- Tax Practitioner Institute
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Missoula, MT
Ticket $315 to $335. 2026 edition: early bird $315, late $335
Missoula County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.3%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,107 jobs), professional & technical (+453 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−415 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Missoula. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Gov. Gianforte, DLI announce Montana talent marketplaceThe Montana Standard · Oct 28, 2026
- AI call screening is making polling harder. MSU Billings students see it firsthandKTVQ · Oct 27, 2026
- Vance puts American sovereignty at center of closing midterm argumentWashington Examiner on MSN · Oct 26, 2026
- Regional Non-Profit insurance company Announces 134 Layoffs in Oregonwhatnow · Oct 22, 2026
- PacificSource announces layoffs affecting employees in four Oregon citiesThe Business Journals · Oct 21, 2026
- In local news: Missoula library weighs cuts amid budget deficit, Missoula Public Health offers seasonal vaccine options and Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission votes to draft ...Montana Kaimin · Oct 1, 2026
Learn and get funded in Missoula
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Missoula. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Montana? How to file for unemployment in Montana (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Serves all of Montana
Job Service Missoula
Missoula · Affiliate · 406-728-7060
8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday
Missoula County economy
2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
71,518
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
119,639
people in Missoula County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,246
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Montana’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Montana unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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