Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in December 2025, at 4.4%. Bowman County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.4Rolette County
Lowest1.2Bowman County
Median2.553 counties
North Dakota2.6History

All counties, December 2025

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 4.4 %4.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: 4.3 %4.3McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 4.3 %4.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 3.9 %3.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.6 %3.6Logan CountyLogan County: 3.4 %3.4Oliver CountyOliver County: 3.4 %3.4Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.3 %3.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 3.2 %3.2Wells CountyWells County: 3.1 %3.1Pembina CountyPembina County: 3 %3Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.9 %2.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.9 %2.9Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.8 %2.8McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.8 %2.8Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.7 %2.7Benson CountyBenson County: 2.6 %2.6Billings CountyBillings County: 2.6 %2.6McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.6 %2.6Morton CountyMorton County: 2.6 %2.6Sioux CountySioux County: 2.6 %2.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.6 %2.6Cass CountyCass County: 2.5 %2.5Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.5 %2.5Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.5 %2.5Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.5 %2.5Towner CountyTowner County: 2.5 %2.5Ward CountyWard County: 2.5 %2.5Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.4 %2.4Stark CountyStark County: 2.4 %2.4Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.3 %2.3Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.3 %2.3Grant CountyGrant County: 2.3 %2.3Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.3 %2.3LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.3 %2.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.3 %2.3Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.3 %2.3Richland CountyRichland County: 2.3 %2.3Steele CountySteele County: 2.3 %2.3Adams CountyAdams County: 2.2 %2.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.2 %2.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.2 %2.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2.1 %2.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2.1 %2.1Sargent CountySargent County: 2.1 %2.1Traill CountyTraill County: 2.1 %2.1Divide CountyDivide County: 2 %2Burke CountyBurke County: 1.8 %1.8Renville CountyRenville County: 1.5 %1.5Slope CountySlope County: 1.5 %1.5Foster CountyFoster County: 1.4 %1.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.3 %1.3Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.2 %1.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Rolette County4.4+0.2 pts
2Emmons County4.3-0.2 pts
2McHenry County4.3+0.6 pts
4Kidder County3.9+0.5 pts
5Mercer County3.6+0.6 pts
6Logan County3.4+1.4 pts
6Oliver County3.4-1.3 pts
8Walsh County3.3-0.1 pts
9Sheridan County3.2-0.3 pts
10Wells County3.1+0.4 pts
11Pembina County3-0.1 pts
12Barnes County2.9+0.5 pts
12Pierce County2.9+0.2 pts
14Bottineau County2.80 pts
14McLean County2.8-0.3 pts
16Cavalier County2.7-0.1 pts
17Benson County2.6-0.9 pts
17Billings County2.6+0.1 pts
17McKenzie County2.6+0.3 pts
17Morton County2.6-0.1 pts
17Sioux County2.6-0.2 pts
17Williams County2.6+0.1 pts
23Cass County2.5+0.2 pts
23Eddy County2.5-0.2 pts
23Mountrail County2.5-0.2 pts
23Stutsman County2.5-0.2 pts
23Towner County2.5-0.8 pts
23Ward County2.5+0.1 pts
29Nelson County2.4-0.2 pts
29Stark County2.4+0.1 pts
31Burleigh County2.30 pts
31Dunn County2.3-0.2 pts
31Grant County2.30 pts
31Griggs County2.3+0.1 pts
31LaMoure County2.3+0.1 pts
31McIntosh County2.3+0.1 pts
31Ransom County2.3+0.1 pts
31Richland County2.3-0.6 pts
31Steele County2.30 pts
40Adams County2.2-0.6 pts
40Golden Valley County2.2+0.1 pts
40Ramsey County2.20 pts
43Grand Forks County2.1-0.1 pts
43Hettinger County2.1-0.4 pts
43Sargent County2.1-1.4 pts
43Traill County2.10 pts
47Divide County20 pts
48Burke County1.8-0.2 pts
49Renville County1.5-0.2 pts
49Slope County1.5-1 pts
51Foster County1.4-0.5 pts
52Dickey County1.3-0.1 pts
53Bowman County1.2-0.8 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 4.4% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Bowman County, with 1.2% in December 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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