North Dakota Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 280,000 | - | 4.8 | - |
| 1979 | 290,000 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -1.1 |
| 1980 | 288,000 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| 1981 | 296,000 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 297,000 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| 1983 | 301,000 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1984 | 310,000 | 3.0 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 1985 | 314,000 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| 1986 | 313,000 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| 1987 | 315,000 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| 1988 | 316,000 | 0.3 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 1989 | 317,000 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| 1990 | 305,272 | -3.7 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 1991 | 299,763 | -1.8 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 298,437 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 306,234 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 323,508 | 5.6 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 331,252 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 334,086 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 335,854 | 0.5 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 336,642 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 336,481 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 335,780 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 2001 | 336,228 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 333,605 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 336,353 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 339,541 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 343,784 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 349,662 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 354,659 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 358,001 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 318,188 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 320,896 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 322,007 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 328,638 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 333,700 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 340,170 | 1.5 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 342,979 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 342,371 | 1.9 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 335,573 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 336,249 | 3.0 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 328,610 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 325,644 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 318,995 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 322,675 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 324,412 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 330,439 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 336,967 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 344,147 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 346,441 | 1.0 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 345,781 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 339,206 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 339,620 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 331,445 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 328,901 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 322,509 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 324,554 | 0.6 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 326,982 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 333,554 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 339,598 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 345,296 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 347,444 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 346,925 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 339,344 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 339,682 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 333,517 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 330,837 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 324,832 | 0.7 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 327,027 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 328,479 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 334,527 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 339,759 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 345,333 | 0.0 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 347,309 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 346,504 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 340,721 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 340,395 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 333,592 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 331,224 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 1999-Jan | 325,803 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 327,419 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 328,555 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 333,759 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| May | 340,154 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 346,346 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 346,550 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 346,355 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 339,485 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 339,710 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 332,872 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 330,762 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 325,013 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 327,549 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 327,985 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 334,803 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 338,260 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 344,986 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 345,284 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 344,706 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 338,178 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 339,248 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 332,071 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 331,276 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 325,626 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 327,822 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 328,747 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 335,048 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 339,621 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 345,567 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 347,356 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 344,702 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 339,878 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 339,348 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 331,443 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 329,578 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 320,849 | -1.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 325,386 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 325,557 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 331,391 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| May | 336,688 | -0.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 341,789 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 343,118 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 343,016 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 338,706 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 338,441 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 330,109 | -0.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 328,215 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 324,586 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 327,715 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 328,396 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 334,349 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 338,865 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 344,908 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 345,499 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 344,608 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 339,438 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 340,653 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 334,635 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 332,583 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 327,858 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 330,474 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 330,895 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 336,676 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 342,037 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 347,994 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 350,107 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 349,186 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 343,145 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 343,498 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 337,497 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 335,120 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 330,848 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 333,293 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 334,408 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 340,454 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 346,436 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 352,319 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 354,104 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 354,053 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 348,393 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 349,133 | 1.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 341,841 | 1.3 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 340,130 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 2006-Jan | 335,258 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 338,065 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 339,758 | 1.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 345,868 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 351,993 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 358,086 | 1.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 359,549 | 1.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 359,345 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 354,233 | 1.7 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 356,128 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 349,548 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 348,114 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 342,410 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 344,698 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 346,907 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 351,378 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 357,071 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 363,403 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 364,606 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 362,979 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 359,212 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 358,951 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 353,714 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 350,580 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 346,591 | 1.2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 348,302 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 350,003 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 356,910 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| May | 361,699 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 367,678 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 368,665 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 366,845 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 361,800 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 361,827 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 354,602 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 351,089 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| 2009-Jan | 344,666 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 345,818 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 346,834 | -0.9 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 351,803 | -1.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 355,248 | -1.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 358,930 | -2.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 359,898 | -2.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 357,326 | -2.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 351,542 | -2.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 350,460 | -3.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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