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Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fargo fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Fargo peaked in April 2020 at 7.7% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in September 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Fargo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
North Dakota 4.5% -0.2 +2.1
Fargo 3.5% 0.0 +1.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fargo, North Dakota, National

Fargo, North Dakota monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fargo, North Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fargo peaked in April 2020 at 10,703. There are now 5,791 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 November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Fargo 4,912 -25 +1,825

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 North Dakota
Unemployment Rate		 Fargo
Unemployment Rate		 Fargo
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 4.5% 3.5% 4,912
October
2020		 6.9% 4.7% 3.5% 4,937
September
2020		 7.8% 4.4% 3.5% 4,928
August
2020		 8.4% 5.0% 4.2% 5,922
July
2020		 10.2% 6.6% 5.4% 7,596
June
2020		 11.1% 7.4% 6.3% 8,936
May
2020		 13.3% 9.1% 7.7% 10,640
April
2020		 14.8% 9.1% 7.7% 10,703
March
2020		 4.4% 2.0% 2.1% 2,861
February
2020		 3.5% 2.2% 2.1% 2,946
January
2020		 3.5% 2.3% 2.2% 3,033

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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