Fargo, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fargo fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 1.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Fargo peaked in April 2020 at 7.5% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fargo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.4%	-0.1	-0.6
North Dakota	2.1%	0.0	-0.2
Fargo	1.8%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 10,555. There are now 7,871 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	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fargo	2,684	-65	-624

Number of Unemployed Persons