Grand Forks County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grand Forks County’s unemployment rate is 1.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 35 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Grand Forks County economy

1.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.2% the month before
40,971
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
72,764
people in Grand Forks County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,450
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grand Forks County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 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.

BeMobile2 open roles
iHeartMedia2 open roles
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2 open roles
Simplot Company Foundation2 open roles
Airgas1 open role
ALL REALTRUCK Career1 open role
CHS1 open role
Davita1 open role
DaVita Labs1 open role
EAPC1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Grand Forks County

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.

Colleges in Grand Forks County

Colleges in Grand Forks County
College	City	Type	Students
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Grand Forks County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Grand Forks County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

UAS Summit & Expo
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Grand Forks, ND
Paid ticket. Pricing not published.
Open call for speakers

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

North Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of North Dakota

Grand Forks Job Service
Grand Forks · Comprehensive · 701-795-3700
8:00am - 5: 00pm Mon. - Fri.

Cities in Grand Forks County

Grand Forks35 jobs

Other North Dakota counties

All of North Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Grand Forks 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.