Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate, August 2026

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in August 2026, at 6.5%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.5Rolette County
Median2.153 counties
North Dakota2.2History

All counties, August 2026

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 6.5 %6.5Pembina CountyPembina County: 5.8 %5.8Sioux CountySioux County: 3.3 %3.3Oliver CountyOliver County: 3.2 %3.2Steele CountySteele County: 3.2 %3.2McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2.9 %2.9Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.9 %2.9Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.8 %2.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 2.8 %2.8Benson CountyBenson County: 2.5 %2.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 2.5 %2.5Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.5 %2.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.4 %2.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.4 %2.4Wells CountyWells County: 2.4 %2.4Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.3 %2.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.3 %2.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.3 %2.3Richland CountyRichland County: 2.3 %2.3Slope CountySlope County: 2.3 %2.3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.2 %2.2Stark CountyStark County: 2.2 %2.2Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.1 %2.1Grant CountyGrant County: 2.1 %2.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2.1 %2.1Morton CountyMorton County: 2.1 %2.1Traill CountyTraill County: 2.1 %2.1Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2 %2Cass CountyCass County: 2 %2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2 %2Logan CountyLogan County: 2 %2McLean CountyMcLean County: 2 %2Renville CountyRenville County: 2 %2Sargent CountySargent County: 2 %2Towner CountyTowner County: 2 %2Ward CountyWard County: 2 %2Adams CountyAdams County: 1.9 %1.9Billings CountyBillings County: 1.9 %1.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.9 %1.9Divide CountyDivide County: 1.9 %1.9Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.9 %1.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.9 %1.9Griggs CountyGriggs County: 1.9 %1.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1.9 %1.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 1.9 %1.9Burke CountyBurke County: 1.8 %1.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.8 %1.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1.8 %1.8Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.7 %1.7Foster CountyFoster County: 1.7 %1.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 1.7 %1.7Ransom CountyRansom County: 1.7 %1.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 1 %1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Rolette County Provisional6.5-0.7 pts
2Pembina County Provisional5.8+2.5 pts
3Sioux County Provisional3.30 pts
4Oliver County Provisional3.2-0.3 pts
4Steele County Provisional3.2+0.7 pts
6McHenry County Provisional2.90 pts
6Walsh County Provisional2.9-0.1 pts
8Dunn County Provisional2.8+0.2 pts
8Emmons County Provisional2.8-0.5 pts
10Benson County Provisional2.5-0.4 pts
10Sheridan County Provisional2.5-0.8 pts
10Williams County Provisional2.5-0.4 pts
13Mercer County Provisional2.4-0.9 pts
13Mountrail County Provisional2.4-0.2 pts
13Wells County Provisional2.4+0.5 pts
16Golden Valley County Provisional2.3-0.2 pts
16Kidder County Provisional2.3-0.5 pts
16Pierce County Provisional2.3-0.3 pts
16Richland County Provisional2.3-0.5 pts
16Slope County Provisional2.3-0.2 pts
21McKenzie County Provisional2.2-0.3 pts
21Stark County Provisional2.2-0.3 pts
23Barnes County Provisional2.1-0.6 pts
23Grant County Provisional2.1-0.3 pts
23Hettinger County Provisional2.1+0.3 pts
23Morton County Provisional2.1-0.3 pts
23Traill County Provisional2.1-0.4 pts
28Bottineau County Provisional2-0.7 pts
28Cass County Provisional2-0.4 pts
28Cavalier County Provisional2-0.8 pts
28Logan County Provisional2-0.3 pts
28McLean County Provisional2-0.6 pts
28Renville County Provisional2-0.5 pts
28Sargent County Provisional2-1 pts
28Towner County Provisional2-0.7 pts
28Ward County Provisional2-0.5 pts
37Adams County Provisional1.90 pts
37Billings County Provisional1.9-0.3 pts
37Burleigh County Provisional1.9-0.3 pts
37Divide County Provisional1.9-0.1 pts
37Eddy County Provisional1.9-0.3 pts
37Grand Forks County Provisional1.9-0.3 pts
37Griggs County Provisional1.9-0.2 pts
37LaMoure County Provisional1.9-0.4 pts
37Stutsman County Provisional1.9-0.3 pts
46Burke County Provisional1.8-0.2 pts
46Nelson County Provisional1.8-0.3 pts
46Ramsey County Provisional1.8-0.5 pts
49Bowman County Provisional1.7+0.3 pts
49Foster County Provisional1.7-0.2 pts
49McIntosh County Provisional1.7-0.6 pts
49Ransom County Provisional1.7-0.5 pts
53Dickey County Provisional1-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Rolette County, with 6.5% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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