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Pierce County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pierce County’s unemployment rate is 2.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pierce County economy

  • 2.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 1,935

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 3,961

    people in Pierce County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $63,214

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pierce County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pierce 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 Pierce 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.

  1. Old National Bank1 open role
  2. Otter Tail1 open role
  3. Otter Tail Power1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Pierce County

Other North Dakota counties

All of North Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Pierce 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.