Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in November 2025, at 3.5%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest3.5Rolette County
Lowest1.4Dickey County
Median2.253 counties
North Dakota2.6History

All counties, November 2025

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 3.5 %3.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 3.4 %3.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: 3.3 %3.3McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 3.2 %3.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.1 %3.1Sioux CountySioux County: 3 %3Oliver CountyOliver County: 2.9 %2.9Benson CountyBenson County: 2.8 %2.8Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.7 %2.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 2.7 %2.7Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.6 %2.6Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.6 %2.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.6 %2.6Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.5 %2.5Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.5 %2.5Sargent CountySargent County: 2.5 %2.5Adams CountyAdams County: 2.4 %2.4Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.3 %2.3Logan CountyLogan County: 2.3 %2.3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.3 %2.3McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.3 %2.3Slope CountySlope County: 2.3 %2.3Towner CountyTowner County: 2.3 %2.3Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.2 %2.2Billings CountyBillings County: 2.2 %2.2Cass CountyCass County: 2.2 %2.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.2 %2.2Morton CountyMorton County: 2.2 %2.2Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.2 %2.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.2 %2.2Richland CountyRichland County: 2.2 %2.2Stark CountyStark County: 2.2 %2.2Steele CountySteele County: 2.2 %2.2Ward CountyWard County: 2.2 %2.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.1 %2.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.1 %2.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2 %2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2 %2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2 %2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2 %2Pierce CountyPierce County: 2 %2Ransom CountyRansom County: 2 %2Traill CountyTraill County: 2 %2Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 1.9 %1.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1.9 %1.9Burke CountyBurke County: 1.8 %1.8Divide CountyDivide County: 1.8 %1.8Grant CountyGrant County: 1.8 %1.8Renville CountyRenville County: 1.8 %1.8Wells CountyWells County: 1.8 %1.8Foster CountyFoster County: 1.6 %1.6Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.5 %1.5Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Rolette County3.5-0.1 pts
2Sheridan County3.4+0.4 pts
3Emmons County3.3-0.3 pts
4McHenry County3.2+0.7 pts
5Mercer County3.1+0.4 pts
6Sioux County3+0.2 pts
7Oliver County2.9-1.1 pts
8Benson County2.8+0.3 pts
9Kidder County2.70 pts
9Pembina County2.7-0.3 pts
11Cavalier County2.60 pts
11Walsh County2.6-0.2 pts
11Williams County2.6+0.1 pts
14Dunn County2.5+0.4 pts
14Mountrail County2.50 pts
14Sargent County2.5-0.8 pts
17Adams County2.4+0.1 pts
18Golden Valley County2.3+0.1 pts
18Logan County2.3+0.8 pts
18McKenzie County2.3-0.2 pts
18McLean County2.3-0.4 pts
18Slope County2.3-0.5 pts
18Towner County2.30 pts
24Barnes County2.2+0.4 pts
24Billings County2.2+0.6 pts
24Cass County2.2+0.1 pts
24Eddy County2.2+0.1 pts
24Morton County2.20 pts
24Nelson County2.2-0.1 pts
24Ramsey County2.2+0.2 pts
24Richland County2.2-0.4 pts
24Stark County2.2-0.1 pts
24Steele County2.20 pts
24Ward County2.20 pts
35McIntosh County2.1-0.5 pts
35Stutsman County2.10 pts
37Burleigh County2+0.1 pts
37Grand Forks County20 pts
37Griggs County20 pts
37Hettinger County20 pts
37Pierce County2-0.5 pts
37Ransom County2-0.1 pts
37Traill County2-0.1 pts
44Bottineau County1.9-0.3 pts
44LaMoure County1.9+0.1 pts
46Burke County1.8-0.4 pts
46Divide County1.8-0.7 pts
46Grant County1.8-0.1 pts
46Renville County1.8+0.3 pts
46Wells County1.8-0.4 pts
51Foster County1.6-0.2 pts
52Bowman County1.5-0.6 pts
53Dickey County1.4-0.1 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 3.5% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.4% in November 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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