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BLS Open Data · April 2026

North Dakota Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 2.4% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in North Dakota and Neighbouring States

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Unemployment Rate by County

Cass County, North Dakota: $2.2Dickey County, North Dakota: $1.1Nelson County, North Dakota: $2.1Renville County, North Dakota: $2.4Griggs County, North Dakota: $2.2Slope County, North Dakota: $1.9Richland County, North Dakota: $2.1Towner County, North Dakota: $2.2Ransom County, North Dakota: $2.2Billings County, North Dakota: $1.7McHenry County, North Dakota: $4.1Bottineau County, North Dakota: $2.6Logan County, North Dakota: $2.8Barnes County, North Dakota: $2.4Stutsman County, North Dakota: $2.1Cavalier County, North Dakota: $3Rolette County, North Dakota: $4.5Hettinger County, North Dakota: $2.2Steele County, North Dakota: $3.7LaMoure County, North Dakota: $2.1Oliver County, North Dakota: $2.9Morton County, North Dakota: $2Walsh County, North Dakota: $2.8McLean County, North Dakota: $2.1Williams County, North Dakota: $2.7Mercer County, North Dakota: $2.7Sioux County, North Dakota: $2.6Pembina County, North Dakota: $3Traill County, North Dakota: $1.9Ramsey County, North Dakota: $2.1Grand Forks County, North Dakota: $1.8Mountrail County, North Dakota: $2.7Divide County, North Dakota: $2.3Grant County, North Dakota: $2.2Sargent County, North Dakota: $1.6Bowman County, North Dakota: $1.5Golden Valley County, North Dakota: $1.2McIntosh County, North Dakota: $2.1Stark County, North Dakota: $2.4Ward County, North Dakota: $2.3Pierce County, North Dakota: $2.1Sheridan County, North Dakota: $4.2McKenzie County, North Dakota: $2.5Adams County, North Dakota: $1.7Burke County, North Dakota: $1.9Kidder County, North Dakota: $3.7Eddy County, North Dakota: $2.7Foster County, North Dakota: $1.6Benson County, North Dakota: $3.1Emmons County, North Dakota: $3.4Dunn County, North Dakota: $2.4Wells County, North Dakota: $3.2Burleigh County, North Dakota: $1.8

How North Dakota Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 96% of states · 3rd of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota(you are here)2.4%
… 46 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Rolette County4.5%
2Sheridan County4.2%
3McHenry County4.1%
51Bowman County1.5%
52Golden Valley County1.2%
53Dickey County1.1%

Counties in North Dakota (53)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Adams County, North Dakota1.7%
Barnes County, North Dakota2.4%
Benson County, North Dakota3.1%
Billings County, North Dakota1.7%
Bottineau County, North Dakota2.6%
Bowman County, North Dakota1.5%
Burke County, North Dakota1.9%
Burleigh County, North Dakota1.8%
Cass County, North Dakota2.2%
Cavalier County, North Dakota3%
Dickey County, North Dakota1.1%
Divide County, North Dakota2.3%
Dunn County, North Dakota2.4%
Eddy County, North Dakota2.7%
Emmons County, North Dakota3.4%
Foster County, North Dakota1.6%
Golden Valley County, North Dakota1.2%
Grand Forks County, North Dakota1.8%
Grant County, North Dakota2.2%
Griggs County, North Dakota2.2%
Hettinger County, North Dakota2.2%
Kidder County, North Dakota3.7%
LaMoure County, North Dakota2.1%
Logan County, North Dakota2.8%
McHenry County, North Dakota4.1%
McIntosh County, North Dakota2.1%
McKenzie County, North Dakota2.5%
McLean County, North Dakota2.1%
Mercer County, North Dakota2.7%
Morton County, North Dakota2%
Mountrail County, North Dakota2.7%
Nelson County, North Dakota2.1%
Oliver County, North Dakota2.9%
Pembina County, North Dakota3%
Pierce County, North Dakota2.1%
Ramsey County, North Dakota2.1%
Ransom County, North Dakota2.2%
Renville County, North Dakota2.4%
Richland County, North Dakota2.1%
Rolette County, North Dakota4.5%
Sargent County, North Dakota1.6%
Sheridan County, North Dakota4.2%
Sioux County, North Dakota2.6%
Slope County, North Dakota1.9%
Stark County, North Dakota2.4%
Steele County, North Dakota3.7%
Stutsman County, North Dakota2.1%
Towner County, North Dakota2.2%
Traill County, North Dakota1.9%
Walsh County, North Dakota2.8%
Ward County, North Dakota2.3%
Wells County, North Dakota3.2%
Williams County, North Dakota2.7%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.