Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fargo fell 0.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Fargo peaked in April 2020 at 7.7% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fargo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Dakota	9.1%	0.0	+6.7
Fargo	7.1%	-0.6	+4.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 854 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fargo	9,849	-854	+6,628

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Dakota Unemployment Rate	Fargo Unemployment Rate	Fargo Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	6.1%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.1%	7.1%	9,849
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	2.3%	2.2%	3,033
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.2%	3,066
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.2%	3,087
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.2%	3,108
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.2%	3,126
August 2019	3.7%	2.4%	2.3%	3,142