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Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bismarck fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2022 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Bismarck peaked in April 2020 at 8.2% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in June 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 November 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.6% -0.1 -0.6
North Dakota 2.3% 0.0 -0.8
Bismarck 2.3% 0.0 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2022 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bismarck, North Dakota, National

Bismarck, North Dakota monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bismarck peaked in April 2020 at 5,679. There are now 4,063 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 November 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
Bismarck 1,616 -33 -429

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bismarck, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 North Dakota
Unemployment Rate		 Bismarck
Unemployment Rate		 Bismarck
Unemployed
December
2022		 3.5% — — —
November
2022		 3.6% 2.3% 2.3% 1,616
October
2022		 3.7% 2.3% 2.3% 1,649
September
2022		 3.5% 2.2% 2.3% 1,646
August
2022		 3.7% 2.3% 2.3% 1,665
July
2022		 3.5% 2.3% 2.3% 1,666
June
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 2.3% 1,680
May
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.4% 1,707
April
2022		 3.6% 2.8% 2.4% 1,734
March
2022		 3.6% 2.9% 2.5% 1,790
February
2022		 3.8% 2.9% 2.6% 1,853
January
2022		 4.0% 3.1% 2.8% 1,976

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. ↩

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