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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April 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 5,893. 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. ↩

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