Benson County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Benson County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Benson County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
2,127
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,861
people in Benson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,049
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Benson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Benson County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Benson County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

D. Hilton Associates1 open role
EV-Box1 open role
gpac1 open role
North Star Community Credit Union1 open role

Colleges in Benson County

Colleges in Benson County
College	City	Type	Students
Cankdeska Cikana Community College	Fort Totten	Public 2-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

North Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of North Dakota

Cities in Benson County

Fort Totten2 jobs

Other North Dakota counties

All of North Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Benson County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from North Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.