Cass County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cass County’s unemployment rate is 1.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 146 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Cass County economy

1.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.1% the month before
120,301
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
189,286
people in Cass County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,023
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Cass County ranks

Where Cass County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#3Best county job markets for job seekers in the Midwest88 / 100 · of 68
#7Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Midwest69 / 100 · of 68
#9Best county job markets for job seekers83 / 100 · of 100
#10Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.8% · of 100
#14Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Midwest7 per 100 · of 69
#16Counties with the lowest unemployment1.8% · of 100

Cass 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 3.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 9.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 1.8%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,582 jobs), construction (+1,377 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−806 jobs), information (−554 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Cass County

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.

Cass County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Cass County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cass County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

American Civil Constructors16 open roles
Mastec16 open roles
Danaher9 open roles
Border States7 open roles
Red River Commodities5 open roles
Cambia Health Solutions4 open roles
Marshfield Clinic4 open roles
Fleet Farm3 open roles
Gate City Bank3 open roles
Gecko Hospitality3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Cass County

Titan Machinery1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Cass County

Colleges in Cass County
College	City	Type	Students
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Cass County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Cass County. 1 with dates announced.

North Dakota Hospital Association Annual Convention
Oct 12 to Oct 14, 2027 · Fargo, ND
Paid ticket. Fees shown only in an image on the page

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cass County. 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

Fargo Job Service
Fargo · Comprehensive · 701-239-7300
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mon.- Fri.

Cities in Cass County

Fargo144 jobs

Other North Dakota counties

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from North Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. North Dakota unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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