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Stark County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Stark County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Stark County economy

  • 2.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.5% the month before

  • 16,843

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 33,116

    people in Stark County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $80,744

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Stark County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Stark 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 Stark 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. Commonspirit Health3 open roles
  2. Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing3 open roles
  3. Denny's Electric2 open roles
  4. GPAC2 open roles
  5. Baranko Companies1 open role
  6. ChampionX1 open role
  7. Commonspirit Health1 open role
  8. Community Options1 open role
  9. Fisher College1 open role
  10. JE Dunn1 open role

Colleges in Stark County

Colleges in Stark County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Job Service North Dakota - Dickinson

    Dickinson · Comprehensive · 701-227-3100

    M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (MT)

Cities in Stark County

Other North Dakota counties

All of North Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Stark 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.