Midwest Information Office

Grand Forks

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2026
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — First Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2025
County Employment and Wages in North Dakota — First Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 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 Grand Forks — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Grand Forks, ND-MN Economy at a Glance:

Grand Forks, ND-MN

Data Series	Back Data	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		58.2	57.8	58.1	(2)-	(p)58.2
Employment(1)		56.6	56.1	56.7	(2)-	(p)56.7
Unemployment(1)		1.6	1.6	1.4	(2)-	(p)1.5
Unemployment Rate(3)		2.8	2.8	2.3	(2)-	(p)2.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		55.7	55.0	56.5	57.4	57.3	(p)56.6
12-month % change		2.2	1.1	0.7	1.4	0.9	(p)0.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.5	(p)3.2
12-month % change		0.0	2.7	5.7	2.9	6.1	(p)3.2
Manufacturing(4)		4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	(p)4.9
12-month % change		4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		10.9	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.3	(p)11.2
12-month % change		1.9	0.0	-0.9	0.0	0.0	(p)-3.4
Information(4)		0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	(p)20.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.8
12-month % change		2.6	-2.5	-2.5	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	(p)10.0
12-month % change		5.3	4.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	(p)3.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		5.6	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.4	(p)5.2
12-month % change		0.0	-1.8	-3.4	-3.4	-5.3	(p)-8.8
Other Services(4)		1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	-5.3	(p)-5.3
Government(4)		12.5	12.0	13.3	14.0	14.2	(p)14.1
12-month % change		0.8	0.8	0.0	2.2	1.4	(p)2.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary