Grand Forks, ND jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Grand Forks
- Production ManagerWinland Foods
- Plant Finance ManagerWinland Foods
- Supervisor of Pre-Authorization & ReferralsAltru Hospital
- Restaurant Service Manager -Established ConceptGecko Hospitality
- Department Specialist - Department Specialist IVGeneral Atomics
- Controls EngineerTop Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)
- Shift Operations Supervisor - Grand Forks, NDSimplot Company Foundation
- Field Operations Coordinator (Grand Forks, ND)Simplot Company Foundation
- Agriculture Rel Mgr IIIOld National Bank
- Receiving ManagerNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Employers hiring most in Grand Forks
- Air Combat Command2 open roles
- Energy Innovation2 open roles
- Simplot Company Foundation2 open roles
- Altru Hospital1 open role
- ByteForge Labs1 open role
- CHS1 open role
- Davita1 open role
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- General Atomics1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Grand Forks
- University of North Dakota1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Grand Forks layoffs
No layoff notices naming Grand Forks in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Grand Forks
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Conferences in Grand Forks
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Grand Forks. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- NDMA Annual Meeting
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Grand Forks, ND
Paid ticket, price not listed
- UAS Summit & Expo
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Grand Forks, ND
Paid ticket. Pricing not published.
Open call for speakers
Grand Forks County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 1.6%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Learn and get funded in Grand Forks
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grand Forks. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in North Dakota? How to file for unemployment in North Dakota (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- North Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of North Dakota
Grand Forks Job Service
Grand Forks · Comprehensive · 701-795-3700
8:00am - 5: 00pm Mon. - Fri.
Grand Forks County economy
1.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.0% the month before
40,583
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
72,764
people in Grand Forks County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,450
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from North Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. North Dakota unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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