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North Dakota jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

North Dakota’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. 406 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 1 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

North Dakota economy

  • 2.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 430,514

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 779,361

    people in North Dakota

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,949

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

North Dakota layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 47

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in North Dakota, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Noridian Healthcare SolutionsNoridian Healthcare Solutions47—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in North Dakota

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. GPAC20 open roles
  2. American Civil Constructors17 open roles
  3. Mastec17 open roles
  4. Danaher12 open roles
  5. Eide Bailly11 open roles
  6. Nexstar Media Group10 open roles
  7. Gecko Hospitality8 open roles
  8. Border States7 open roles
  9. EAPC5 open roles
  10. Pall5 open roles
  11. Town And Country Credit Union5 open roles
  12. Amazon4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in North Dakota

  • Titan Machinery1,001–5,000 employees
  • University of North Dakota1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in North Dakota

  • 14

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 64,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in North Dakota

Largest colleges in North Dakota
CollegeCityTypeStudents
North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargoPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of North DakotaGrand ForksPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Mayville State UniversityMayvillePublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Minot State UniversityMinotPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
University of JamestownJamestownPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of MaryBismarckPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Valley City State UniversityValley CityPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort TottenPublic 2-yearUnder 1,000
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew TownPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Sitting Bull CollegeFort YatesPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendalePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

All 14 North Dakota colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving North Dakota. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

9 American Job Centers in North Dakota

Job fairs and business events in North Dakota

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in North Dakota.

Conferences in North Dakota

Industry conferences and trade shows held in North Dakota, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 1 with dates announced.

All conferences

North Dakota counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

North Dakota cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in North Dakota?

See what to do first, what North Dakota unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from North Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. North Dakota unemployment benefits.