Editing Carbon County, Montana (section)

==Economy==
During the early history of Carbon County, [[coal mining]] was the predominant industry. The current economy relies on agriculture, recreation, and tourism.<ref name="DLI">{{Cite web |last=Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry |date=September 2010 |title=Demographic & Economic Information for Carbon County |url=http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/admin/uploadedPublications/3475_CF09_Carbon.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906171100/http://www.ourfactsyourfuture.org/admin/uploadedPublications/3475_CF09_Carbon.pdf |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>

In 2009 the top employers were Beartooth Hospital & Health Center, [[Red Lodge Mountain]], and the Red Lodge Pizza Company.<ref name=DLI/>

In December 2014, construction began on a large [[Wind farm|windfarm]], Mud Springs Wind Ranch, with 120 [[wind turbine]]s, {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of [[Bridger, Montana|Bridger]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lutney |first=Tom |date=December 19, 2014 |title=Major wind farm breaks ground near Bridger |url=http://missoulian.com/business/local/major-wind-farm-breaks-ground-near-bridger/article_4a954a0b-5606-5bf8-87f8-f8c75640c95d.html |access-date=December 23, 2014 |work=[[Missoulian]]}}</ref>