Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in August 2025, at 7.2%. Bowman County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.2Rolette County
Lowest1.4Bowman County
Median2.553 counties
North Dakota2.6History

All counties, August 2025

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 7.2 %7.2Oliver CountyOliver County: 3.5 %3.5Emmons CountyEmmons County: 3.3 %3.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.3 %3.3Pembina CountyPembina County: 3.3 %3.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 3.3 %3.3Sioux CountySioux County: 3.3 %3.3Sargent CountySargent County: 3 %3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3 %3Benson CountyBenson County: 2.9 %2.9McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2.9 %2.9Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.9 %2.9Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.8 %2.8Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.8 %2.8Richland CountyRichland County: 2.8 %2.8Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.7 %2.7Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.7 %2.7Towner CountyTowner County: 2.7 %2.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.6 %2.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.6 %2.6Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.6 %2.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.6 %2.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.5 %2.5McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.5 %2.5Renville CountyRenville County: 2.5 %2.5Slope CountySlope County: 2.5 %2.5Stark CountyStark County: 2.5 %2.5Steele CountySteele County: 2.5 %2.5Traill CountyTraill County: 2.5 %2.5Ward CountyWard County: 2.5 %2.5Cass CountyCass County: 2.4 %2.4Grant CountyGrant County: 2.4 %2.4Morton CountyMorton County: 2.4 %2.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.3 %2.3Logan CountyLogan County: 2.3 %2.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.3 %2.3Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.3 %2.3Billings CountyBillings County: 2.2 %2.2Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.2 %2.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.2 %2.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2.2 %2.2Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.2 %2.2Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.2 %2.2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.1 %2.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.1 %2.1Burke CountyBurke County: 2 %2Divide CountyDivide County: 2 %2Adams CountyAdams County: 1.9 %1.9Foster CountyFoster County: 1.9 %1.9Wells CountyWells County: 1.9 %1.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 1.8 %1.8Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.5 %1.5Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Rolette County7.2-0.4 pts
2Oliver County3.5+0.2 pts
3Emmons County3.3+0.1 pts
3Mercer County3.3+0.3 pts
3Pembina County3.3-0.2 pts
3Sheridan County3.3+0.4 pts
3Sioux County3.3-0.9 pts
8Sargent County3-0.8 pts
8Walsh County3+0.2 pts
10Benson County2.9+0.2 pts
10McHenry County2.9-0.3 pts
10Williams County2.9+0.3 pts
13Cavalier County2.8-0.3 pts
13Kidder County2.8-0.7 pts
13Richland County2.8+0.2 pts
16Barnes County2.7-0.7 pts
16Bottineau County2.7+0.1 pts
16Towner County2.7+0.7 pts
19Dunn County2.6+0.2 pts
19McLean County2.6-0.1 pts
19Mountrail County2.6+0.1 pts
19Pierce County2.6-0.4 pts
23Golden Valley County2.5+0.9 pts
23McKenzie County2.5+0.1 pts
23Renville County2.5+0.3 pts
23Slope County2.5-0.6 pts
23Stark County2.5+0.1 pts
23Steele County2.5-0.3 pts
23Traill County2.5+0.4 pts
23Ward County2.5+0.2 pts
31Cass County2.4+0.2 pts
31Grant County2.4+0.4 pts
31Morton County2.4-0.1 pts
34LaMoure County2.3+0.1 pts
34Logan County2.3+0.2 pts
34McIntosh County2.3+0.4 pts
34Ramsey County2.3+0.2 pts
38Billings County2.2-0.1 pts
38Burleigh County2.20 pts
38Eddy County2.2+0.1 pts
38Grand Forks County2.20 pts
38Ransom County2.2-0.7 pts
38Stutsman County2.2+0.1 pts
44Griggs County2.1-0.1 pts
44Nelson County2.1-0.2 pts
46Burke County2-0.6 pts
46Divide County2-0.2 pts
48Adams County1.90 pts
48Foster County1.9+0.1 pts
48Wells County1.9-0.6 pts
51Hettinger County1.8-0.4 pts
52Dickey County1.5-0.3 pts
53Bowman County1.4-0.3 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Rolette County, with 7.2% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Bowman County, with 1.4% in August 2025.

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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