Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bismarck fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Bismarck peaked in April 2020 at 8.5% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Bismarck unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
North Dakota | 2.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bismarck | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Bismarck, North Dakota, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Bismarck peaked in April 2020 at 5,893. There are now 4,481 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bismarck employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bismarck, North Dakota) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Bismarck | 1,412 | -24 | -37 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Dakota Unemployment Rate |
Bismarck Unemployment Rate |
Bismarck Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1,412 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1,436 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,466 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,510 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,512 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,521 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,534 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1,542 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1,539 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1,522 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1,496 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩