Williams County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Williams County’s unemployment rate is 2.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Williams County economy

2.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
20,697
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,368
people in Williams County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,224
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Williams County ranks

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

November 2026

#15Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest2.1% · of 100
#25Counties with the lowest unemployment2.1% · of 100

Williams 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 9.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.1%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: mining & energy (+860 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Williams 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.

Williams County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Williams 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.

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Employers hiring most in Williams 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.

Gecko Hospitality2 open roles
Kinder Morgan2 open roles
Nabors Industries2 open roles
Park Avenue Group2 open roles
Patterson UTI Energy2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role
City of Williston1 open role
JE Dunn Construction1 open role
Mehr Consultancy1 open role
NFIB1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Williams 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

Job Service North Dakota - Williston
Williston · Comprehensive · 701-774-7900
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm (CT); Thur 10am-5pm

Cities in Williams County

Williston18 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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