Grand Forks, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Forks fell 0.8 percentage points in July 2020 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Grand Forks peaked in May 2020 at 8.7% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Grand Forks unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
North Dakota	6.6%	-0.8	+4.2
Grand Forks	5.7%	-0.8	+3.0

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

Unemployment Rate: Grand Forks, North Dakota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Grand Forks, North Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Grand Forks peaked in May 2020 at 4,605. There are now 1,488 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Grand Forks employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Forks	3,117	-468	+1,659

Number of Unemployed Persons

Grand Forks, North Dakota Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Dakota Unemployment Rate	Grand Forks Unemployment Rate	Grand Forks Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	—	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	6.6%	5.7%	3,117
June 2020	11.1%	7.4%	6.5%	3,585
May 2020	13.3%	9.1%	8.7%	4,605
April 2020	14.7%	9.1%	8.1%	4,370
March 2020	4.4%	2.0%	2.4%	1,313
February 2020	3.5%	2.2%	2.5%	1,347
January 2020	3.6%	2.3%	2.6%	1,381
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.7%	1,425
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.7%	1,426
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.7%	1,430
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.7%	1,437