# Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 53 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/north-dakota-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/north-dakota-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Rolette County | 6.5 |
| 2 | Pembina County | 5.8 |
| 3 | Sioux County | 3.3 |
| 4 | Oliver County | 3.2 |
| 4 | Steele County | 3.2 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 2.9 |
| 6 | Walsh County | 2.9 |
| 8 | Dunn County | 2.8 |
| 8 | Emmons County | 2.8 |
| 10 | Benson County | 2.5 |
| 10 | Sheridan County | 2.5 |
| 10 | Williams County | 2.5 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 2.4 |
| 13 | Mountrail County | 2.4 |
| 13 | Wells County | 2.4 |
| 16 | Golden Valley County | 2.3 |
| 16 | Kidder County | 2.3 |
| 16 | Pierce County | 2.3 |
| 16 | Richland County | 2.3 |
| 16 | Slope County | 2.3 |
| 21 | McKenzie County | 2.2 |
| 21 | Stark County | 2.2 |
| 23 | Barnes County | 2.1 |
| 23 | Grant County | 2.1 |
| 23 | Hettinger County | 2.1 |
| 23 | Morton County | 2.1 |
| 23 | Traill County | 2.1 |
| 28 | Bottineau County | 2 |
| 28 | Cass County | 2 |
| 28 | Cavalier County | 2 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2 |
| 28 | McLean County | 2 |
| 28 | Renville County | 2 |
| 28 | Sargent County | 2 |
| 28 | Towner County | 2 |
| 28 | Ward County | 2 |
| 37 | Adams County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Billings County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Burleigh County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Divide County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Eddy County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Grand Forks County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Griggs County | 1.9 |
| 37 | LaMoure County | 1.9 |
| 37 | Stutsman County | 1.9 |
| 46 | Burke County | 1.8 |
| 46 | Nelson County | 1.8 |
| 46 | Ramsey County | 1.8 |
| 49 | Bowman County | 1.7 |
| 49 | Foster County | 1.7 |
| 49 | McIntosh County | 1.7 |
| 49 | Ransom County | 1.7 |
| 53 | Dickey County | 1 |