The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Aug 2026
Persons
Name Aug 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2025
North Dakota
424,689 425,046 424,644
Adams County
986 988 989
Barnes County
5,399 5,290 5,617
Benson County
2,073 1,948 2,102
Billings County
794 786 771
Bottineau County
3,260 3,273 3,204
Bowman County
1,507 1,486 1,662
Burke County
1,066 1,058 1,059
Burleigh County
53,025 53,756 52,853
Cass County
118,043 118,086 117,627
Cavalier County
1,741 1,689 1,741
Dickey County
3,947 3,884 3,320
Divide County
989 985 992
Dunn County
2,039 2,008 2,019
Eddy County
1,158 1,127 1,173
Emmons County
1,557 1,530 1,599
Foster County
1,689 1,671 1,643
Golden Valley County
953 931 963
Grand Forks County
40,181 40,571 39,986
Grant County
1,176 1,143 1,185
Griggs County
1,147 1,128 1,146
Hettinger County
1,280 1,235 1,280
Kidder County
1,149 1,123 1,159
LaMoure County
2,209 2,164 2,188
Logan County
954 917 944
McHenry County
2,743 2,734 2,724
McIntosh County
1,303 1,296 1,306
McKenzie County
7,948 7,863 8,286
McLean County
4,792 4,726 4,778
Mercer County
3,924 3,950 3,940
Morton County
19,336 19,571 19,270
Mountrail County
4,010 3,941 4,164
Nelson County
1,621 1,580 1,604
Oliver County
902 908 898
Pembina County
3,244 3,118 3,269
Pierce County
1,890 1,886 1,881
Ramsey County
5,987 6,038 6,019
Ransom County
2,702 2,684 2,720
Renville County
1,290 1,289 1,282
Richland County
8,797 8,764 8,926
Rolette County
4,860 4,737 4,893
Sargent County
1,704 1,693 1,730
Sheridan County
584 563 586
Sioux County
1,244 1,222 1,271
Slope County
338 329 348
Stark County
16,468 16,502 17,073
Steele County
879 862 881
Stutsman County
11,073 11,130 11,222
Towner County
1,063 1,057 1,035
Traill County
4,149 4,100 4,102
Walsh County
5,218 5,173 5,177
Ward County
36,063 36,335 35,842
Wells County
1,992 1,976 2,013
Williams County
20,243 20,245 20,182
   

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