Grand Forks County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grand Forks County’s unemployment rate is 1.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 23 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Grand Forks County ranks

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

November 2026

#5Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest1.6% · of 100
#7Counties with the lowest unemployment1.6% · of 100

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 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.

Grand Forks County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 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.

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 County

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.

Colleges in Grand Forks County

Colleges in Grand Forks County
College	City	Type	Students
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Grand Forks County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Grand Forks County. 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

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grand Forks 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

Grand Forks Job Service
Grand Forks · Comprehensive · 701-795-3700
8:00am - 5: 00pm Mon. - Fri.

Cities in Grand Forks County

Grand Forks23 jobs

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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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