Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bismarck rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Bismarck peaked in February 2010 at 4.0% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in September 2015, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Bismarck unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
North Dakota	2.6%	0.0	+0.1
Bismarck	3.0%	+0.1	+0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bismarck, North Dakota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bismarck peaked in March 2010 at 2,588. There are now 496 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,686 in October 2015, the number of unemployed has now grown by 406. Bismarck employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bismarck, North Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bismarck	2,092	+90	+314

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Dakota Unemployment Rate	Bismarck Unemployment Rate	Bismarck Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	2.6%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	2.6%	3.0%	2,092
March 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.9%	2,002
February 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.9%	2,017
January 2018	4.1%	2.6%	2.8%	1,929
December 2017	4.1%	2.6%	2.7%	1,875
November 2017	4.1%	2.6%	2.7%	1,850
October 2017	4.1%	2.6%	2.6%	1,813
September 2017	4.2%	2.6%	2.6%	1,793
August 2017	4.4%	2.6%	2.6%	1,780
July 2017	4.3%	2.5%	2.5%	1,765
June 2017	4.3%	2.5%	2.5%	1,745