Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fargo fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Fargo peaked in April 2009 at 4.6% and is now 1.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fargo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
North Dakota	3.0%	-0.1	-0.4
Fargo	3.5%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fargo, North Dakota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fargo, North Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fargo peaked in May 2009 at 5,594. There are now 1,279 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fargo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fargo, North Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fargo	4,315	-60	-376

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Dakota Unemployment Rate	Fargo Unemployment Rate	Fargo Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	3.0%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	3.0%	3.5%	4,315
February 2012	8.3%	3.1%	3.6%	4,375
January 2012	8.3%	3.2%	3.6%	4,360
December 2011	8.5%	3.3%	3.7%	4,482
November 2011	8.7%	3.4%	3.8%	4,569
October 2011	8.9%	3.5%	3.9%	4,704
September 2011	9.0%	3.6%	3.9%	4,695
August 2011	9.1%	3.6%	3.9%	4,616
July 2011	9.1%	3.6%	3.8%	4,454
June 2011	9.1%	3.6%	3.7%	4,362
May 2011	9.0%	3.5%	3.7%	4,338
April 2011	9.0%	3.4%	3.7%	4,444