Grand Forks, North Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Grand Forks rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the North Dakota rate. The unemployment rate for Grand Forks in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Grand Forks 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
Grand Forks	8.2%	+0.1	+5.5

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: 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 April 2020 at 4,370. There are now 9 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Grand Forks	4,361	-9	+2,905

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
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	6.1%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.1%	8.2%	4,361
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
August 2019	3.7%	2.4%	2.7%	1,448