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Located in southcentral Montana,
Park County is Montana´s 12th most populous with 15,968 residents, according to the 2005 estimates.
Livingston, the county seat, is the state´s 11th largest city with a population
of 7,073 according to the 2003 Census Bureau estimates.
With nearly all of Yellowstone
National Park residing in Wyoming, and more job opportunities in nearby Bozeman, Montana, about
one-fifth of Park County´s residents commute out of the county for employment.
According
to the U.S. Census Bureau, median income for Park County households in 2005 was $48,000, compared
to Montana´s median income of $48,150 for the same year. Median income is the average per household
income in the county (no matter how many people live in the home); per capita income is all income
in the county divided by the number of people in the county.
According to 2004 statistics
of the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Research & Analysis Bureau, Park County ranks 36th
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Statistics at a Glance for June 2008 |
County
Population
(est. 2005) |
Labor
Force
June 08 |
Number
Employed
June 08 |
Number
Unemployed
June 08 |
Unemployment
Rate
June 08 |
Unemployment
Rate
June 07 |
| 15,968 |
9,579 |
9,220 |
359 |
3.7% |
2.6% |
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To view Historical
Income Data for Park County, please
Click Here. |
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To view the Park County Profile containing
detailed Employment, Occupational, Economic, and Social statistics, please click the link below.
Park County Profile
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To view the latest labor force statistics by county, please click the link below.
Labor Force Statistics
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