By the 1990s, Missoula's lumber industry had gradually disappeared, and as of 2009, the city's largest employers were the University of Montana, Missoula County Public Schools, and Missoula's two hospitals.
In den 1990er begann die Holzindustrie zu stagnieren und seit 2009 sind die Hauptarbeitgeber der Stadt die University of Montana, Missoula County Public Schools und die beiden Krankenhäuser.