Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fargo fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 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 3.1% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Fargo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| North Dakota | 4.7% | +0.2 | +2.4 |
| Fargo | 3.5% | 0.0 | +1.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Fargo, North Dakota, National
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 5,688 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,524 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 491. Fargo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fargo, North Dakota) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 5,015 | +12 | +2,069 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Dakota Unemployment Rate |
Fargo Unemployment Rate |
Fargo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 5,015 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5,003 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 4,524 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 4,921 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 4,937 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 4,928 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 5,922 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7,596 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 8,936 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 10,640 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 10,703 |
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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