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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Fargo Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2025
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2025
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
County Employment and Wages in North Dakota — Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages For Nurses In Minnesota’s Metropolitan Area — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fargo — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Fargo, ND-MN Economy at a Glance:

Fargo, ND-MN

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		153.6	154.4	154.8	155.7	155.5	(p)157.4
Employment(1)		149.0	149.6	150.1	151.6	152.0	(p)153.0
Unemployment(1)		4.6	4.8	4.7	4.0	3.5	(p)4.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.0	3.1	3.0	2.6	2.3	(p)2.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		150.0	150.6	151.2	152.4	154.7	(p)154.8
12-month % change		0.4	-0.1	-0.3	-0.7	0.1	(p)0.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		8.8	8.6	9.0	9.8	11.2	(p)11.8
12-month % change		-5.4	-6.5	-6.3	-4.9	0.0	(p)0.9
Manufacturing(3)		12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.1	(p)12.2
12-month % change		1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.8	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		32.0	31.9	31.9	31.6	31.5	(p)31.2
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	-0.3	-1.3	-1.3	(p)-1.6
Information(3)		2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
12-month % change		-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	(p)10.6
12-month % change		-1.9	-1.9	-1.9	-2.8	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.9	13.8	13.8	14.0	14.0	(p)14.4
12-month % change		-4.1	-4.2	-5.5	-6.0	-7.3	(p)-5.9
Education and Health Services(3)		30.1	30.2	30.4	30.5	30.4	(p)30.5
12-month % change		5.2	3.8	4.5	4.1	3.8	(p)6.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.3	14.5	14.5	14.5	15.3	(p)15.7
12-month % change		-2.1	-2.7	-4.6	-5.2	-1.3	(p)1.3
Other Services(3)		5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	(p)5.0
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	6.3	6.1	6.1	(p)2.0
Government(3)		20.9	21.6	21.5	21.9	22.1	(p)21.1
12-month % change		1.0	1.4	1.9	2.3	2.3	(p)1.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary