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Williams County, ND jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Williams County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Williams County economy

  • 2.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 20,762

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 39,368

    people in Williams County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $90,224

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Williams County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Williams 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 Williams 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. Gecko Hospitality3 open roles
  2. Park Avenue Group2 open roles
  3. Patterson UTI Energy2 open roles
  4. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  5. Builders FirstSource1 open role
  6. City of Williston1 open role
  7. EAPC1 open role
  8. GPAC1 open role
  9. Mondelez International1 open role
  10. Safeway1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Job Service North Dakota - Williston

    Williston · Comprehensive · 701-774-7900

    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm (CT); Thur 10am-5pm

Cities in Williams County

Other North Dakota counties

All of North Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Williams 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.