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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota was 0.5% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.9 pts from August 2025. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 20260.5% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.9 pts
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high9.9June 2012
Series low-12.4April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota, January 1991 to August 2026

-15-10-505101991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-082026-08: 0.5 %-20-100101991-012002-122014-112026-082026-08: 0.5 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-080.5 Provisional
2026-070.2
2026-060
2026-050
2026-040.1
2026-030.7
2026-020.2
2026-01-0.2
2025-12-0.7
2025-11-0.6
2025-10-0.6
2025-09-0.4
2025-08-0.4
2025-07-0.2
2025-060
2025-050.1
2025-040.4
2025-030.6
2025-020.9
2025-011.3
2024-121
2024-111.8
2024-101.6
2024-091.7
2024-082.2
2024-072.1
2024-062
2024-052.4
2024-042.5
2024-031.9
2024-021.6
2024-011.6
2023-122.6
2023-111.7
2023-102.1
2023-092.3
2023-082
2023-072
2023-062.5
2023-052.5
2023-042.5
2023-032.7
2023-023
2023-013
2022-122.3
2022-112.8
2022-102.7
2022-092.8
2022-082.6
2022-072.6
2022-062.8
2022-052.6
2022-042.1
2022-032.9
2022-023.1
2022-012.8
2021-123.3
2021-113.4
2021-102.4
2021-092.4
2021-082.7
2021-073.5
2021-064.3
2021-054.9
2021-047.6
2021-03-5.7
2021-02-6.7
2021-01-6.7
2020-12-7.3
2020-11-7.4
2020-10-7
2020-09-7.2
2020-08-7.7
2020-07-8.3
2020-06-9.6
2020-05-10.5
2020-04-12.4
2020-03-0.4
2020-020.2
2020-010.1
2019-120.2
2019-110.5
2019-100.9
2019-090.8
2019-081.2
2019-070.9
2019-061
2019-051.3
2019-041.8
2019-031
2019-021.2
2019-011.3
2018-121.6
2018-111.5
2018-101.3
2018-091.3
2018-081
2018-070.9
2018-060.9
2018-050.5
2018-04-0.5
2018-030.7
2018-020.5
2018-010.6
2017-120.3
2017-11-0.3
2017-10-0.4
2017-09-0.9
2017-08-0.8
2017-07-0.8
2017-06-0.2
2017-05-0.1
2017-04-0.2
2017-03-0.7
2017-02-1.2
2017-01-1.7
2016-12-2.7
2016-11-2.7
2016-10-2.9
2016-09-3
2016-08-3.3
2016-07-3.5
2016-06-4.4
2016-05-4.9
2016-04-4.9
2016-03-5.9
2016-02-5.9
2016-01-6
2015-12-5.4
2015-11-4.9
2015-10-4.5
2015-09-3.7
2015-08-3.1
2015-07-2.8
2015-06-1.7
2015-05-0.6
2015-040.2
2015-031.5
2015-022.4
2015-013.3
2014-124.1
2014-113.6
2014-104.1
2014-093.8
2014-084
2014-074.3
2014-063.8
2014-053.7
2014-044.3
2014-033.3
2014-023.2
2014-013.4
2013-123.1
2013-114.4
2013-103.3
2013-093.4
2013-083.6
2013-073.6
2013-063
2013-053.4
2013-042.7
2013-034
2013-024.5
2013-014.6
2012-125.9
2012-116.1
2012-107.3
2012-097.6
2012-088.2
2012-078.5
2012-069.9
2012-059.3
2012-049.3
2012-039
2012-028.6
2012-018.3
2011-127.1
2011-116.6
2011-106
2011-096.6
2011-086
2011-075.6
2011-064.9
2011-054.4
2011-044.2
2011-034.7
2011-024.6
2011-014.6
2010-124.4
2010-114
2010-103.9
2010-092.9
2010-082.9
2010-072.6
2010-062.1
2010-052.4
2010-043.2
2010-031.5
2010-020.9
2010-010.7
2009-120.1
2009-11-0.2
2009-10-0.3
2009-09-0.2
2009-08-0.4
2009-07-0.6
2009-060.1
2009-050.1
2009-04-0.8
2009-03-0.1
2009-020.4
2009-010.6
2008-121.7
2008-112
2008-102.3
2008-092.6
2008-082.6
2008-072.8
2008-062.4
2008-052.5
2008-042.7
2008-032.6
2008-022.8
2008-012.3
2007-121.7
2007-112.1
2007-102
2007-091.5
2007-081.6
2007-072.1
2007-061.8
2007-051.7
2007-041.3
2007-031.6
2007-021.7
2007-012.2
2006-122.4
2006-112.3
2006-102.3
2006-092.1
2006-082.1
2006-071.8
2006-062.1
2006-052
2006-042.1
2006-032.5
2006-022.1
2006-012.1
2005-121.9
2005-111.5
2005-101.3
2005-092.1
2005-081.8
2005-071.7
2005-062
2005-052.3
2005-042.7
2005-032.4
2005-022.5
2005-012.1
2004-121.9
2004-112.1
2004-102.2
2004-091.4
2004-081.5
2004-072.3
2004-061.7
2004-051.5
2004-041.3
2004-031
2004-020.8
2004-010.8
2003-120.9
2003-110.9
2003-101
2003-091.3
2003-081.3
2003-070.6
2003-060.5
2003-050.8
2003-040.9
2003-031
2003-020.5
2003-010.5
2002-120.8
2002-110.4
2002-100.2
2002-090
2002-080.6
2002-070.2
2002-060
2002-05-0.3
2002-04-0.5
2002-03-0.8
2002-02-0.1
2002-010
2001-120.3
2001-110.7
2001-100.7
2001-090.6
2001-08-0.3
2001-07-0.7
2001-061.2
2001-050.7
2001-040.9
2001-031
2001-021.2
2001-011
2000-120.3
2000-110.2
2000-100.7
2000-090.7
2000-081.4
2000-072.3
2000-060.9
2000-051.7
2000-041.4
2000-032.4
2000-021.7
2000-011.6
1999-121.9
1999-111.5
1999-101.3
1999-092.1
1999-082
1999-071.6
1999-062.2
1999-051.3
1999-041.7
1999-030.1
1999-020.6
1999-010.6
1998-120.6
1998-111.3
1998-101.4
1998-090.8
1998-081
1998-071.5
1998-061.3
1998-052.2
1998-042
1998-032.5
1998-022.1
1998-012.6
1997-122.8
1997-112.3
1997-101.9
1997-092.1
1997-081.3
1997-071.4
1997-060.9
1997-051.2
1997-041.5
1997-031.7
1997-021.9
1997-012
1996-122.2
1996-112.1
1996-102.7
1996-092.6
1996-082.5
1996-072.4
1996-062.6
1996-052.3
1996-041.8
1996-031.6
1996-022.1
1996-011.8
1995-121.2
1995-111.6
1995-101.5
1995-091.7
1995-082.5
1995-072.2
1995-062.7
1995-052.6
1995-043
1995-033.3
1995-023.5
1995-013.6
1994-124.1
1994-114.2
1994-103.9
1994-093.8
1994-083.9
1994-073.9
1994-063.6
1994-053.1
1994-043.6
1994-033.2
1994-022.8
1994-012.2
1993-122.7
1993-112.8
1993-102.9
1993-093.1
1993-082.7
1993-073
1993-062.7
1993-053.2
1993-042.5
1993-032.6
1993-022.7
1993-013
1992-123
1992-112.6
1992-102.4
1992-091.8
1992-082.4
1992-072.2
1992-062.4
1992-052.4
1992-042.1
1992-032.4
1992-022
1992-012.3
1991-121.6
1991-111.6
1991-102.1
1991-092.6
1991-081.8
1991-071.8
1991-061.6
1991-051
1991-041.5
1991-032
1991-022.2
1991-012.1

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
North Dakota0.5
United States0.3

North Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1.1 %Alaska: 1.3 %Arizona: 0.6 %Arkansas: 0.6 %California: 0.8 %Colorado: 0.2 %Connecticut: 0.9 %Delaware: 0.1 %District of Columbia: -3.6 %Florida: 0.6 %Georgia: -0.1 %Hawaii: 0.2 %Idaho: 0.9 %Illinois: 0.2 %Indiana: -0.5 %Iowa: 0 %Kansas: 0.5 %Kentucky: -0.1 %Louisiana: 1.6 %Maine: -0.1 %Maryland: -0.2 %Massachusetts: 0.2 %Michigan: 0.2 %Minnesota: 1.5 %Mississippi: 0.4 %Missouri: 1.1 %Montana: -0.9 %Nebraska: 0.2 %Nevada: 1.3 %New Hampshire: 0.2 %New Jersey: -0.2 %New Mexico: 1.6 %New York: 0 %North Carolina: 1.3 %North Dakota: 0.5 %Ohio: 0.2 %Oklahoma: 0.7 %Oregon: -0.8 %Pennsylvania: 0.6 %Rhode Island: 0.1 %South Carolina: 1.6 %South Dakota: 0.2 %Tennessee: 0.5 %Texas: 1.1 %Utah: 1 %Vermont: -0.4 %Virginia: -0.9 %Washington: 0.4 %West Virginia: -0.3 %Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wyoming: 0.8 %
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  • 0.3 to 0.8
  • 0.8 and over
Payroll job growth, 12-month change, August 2026, %. North Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, North Dakota, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, North Dakota, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/north-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, North Dakota, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/north-dakota.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, North Dakota, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota was 0.5% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.9 pts from August 2025. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in North Dakota?

9.9% in June 2012, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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