{"id":276796,"date":"2023-10-23T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=276796"},"modified":"2023-10-23T08:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:50:31","slug":"north-dakotas-unemployment-rate-1-3-for-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=276796","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota\u2019s Unemployment Rate 1.3% For September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bismarck <\/strong>\u2013<\/strong> Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released today show North Dakota\u2019s September not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 1.3 percent. The unemployment rate declined 0.2 of a percentage point between August and September<\/a>. <\/a>September 2022\u2019s rate was 0.2 of a percentage point higher than the current rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between August 2023 and September 2023 unemployment fell by 866, a decrease of 13.3 percent. North Dakota typically sees a moderate decline in unemployment numbers between August and September. The over-the-year decrease (September 2022 to September 2023) in unemployed labor force was 688, a loss of 10.9 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 3.6 percent. It was 3.9 percent the prior month and 3.3 percent the prior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota Not Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Data<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/strong><\/td>September 2023<\/strong><\/td>August 2023<\/strong><\/td>September 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment Rate<\/strong><\/td>1.3%<\/td>1.5%<\/td>1.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployed<\/strong><\/td>5,636<\/td>6,502<\/td>6,324<\/td><\/tr>
Employed<\/strong><\/td>412,949<\/td>414,197<\/td>409,972<\/td><\/tr>
Labor Force<\/strong><\/td>418,585<\/td>420,699<\/td>416,296<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The nation\u2019s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent for the month, the same as the prior month, and 0.3 of a percentage point higher than one year ago. The seasonally adjusted rate for North Dakota was 1.9 percent, the same as the prior month, and 0.2 of a percentage point lower than one year ago. The seasonal adjustment process uses a statistical adjustment to accommodate predictable fluctuations between months such as length of daylight and typical weather, allowing for comparison between all months of a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, North Dakota ranked 2nd<\/sup> among all states\u2019 unemployment rates, at 1.9 percent. South Dakota and Vermont tied with North Dakota. Maryland came in 1st place, with an unemployment rate of 1.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/strong><\/td>September 2023<\/strong><\/td>August 2023<\/strong><\/td>September 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
North Dakota<\/strong><\/td>1.9%<\/td>1.9%<\/td>2.1%<\/td><\/tr>
United States<\/strong><\/td>3.8%<\/td>3.8%<\/td>3.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota\u2019s Nonfarm Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary estimates indicate North Dakota\u2019s September 2023 not seasonally adjusted employment increased 2.1 percent (+9,000) from the same period one year ago and increased 1.5 percent (+6,500) over the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine of the 13 major industries reported year-over-year employment increases, led by Government posting a gain of 3,400 jobs (+4.2 percent). Mining and Logging (+2,500), Leisure and Hospitality (+2,100), Professional and Business Services (+1,000), Private Educational and Health Services (+1,000), Wholesale Trade (+600), and Retail Trade (+600) reported substantial gains in employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction (-2,000), Financial Activities (-500), Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (-200), and Information (-100) posted decreases in employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

METRO AREAS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of North Dakota’s three metro areas over-the-year, Bismarck was the only metro area to post an employment loss (-100). The Grand Forks and Fargo metro areas posted employment gains of 1,000 and 400, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRAND FORKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Half of the major industries reported year-over-year employment increases. Government (+400), Retail Trade (+300), and Professional and Business Services (+200) posted the largest gains in employment. The only losses were reported in Mining, Logging, and Construction (-100) and Financial Activities (-100).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    BISMARCK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Government (+300), Private Educational and Health Services (+200), Manufacturing (+100), and Wholesale Trade (+100) reported employment gains. The most substantial losses occurred in Mining, Logging, and Construction (-300) and Leisure and Hospitality (-200).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      FARGO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Prominent employment gains took place in Private Educational and Health Services (+500), Leisure and Hospitality (+500), and Retail Trade (+300). The largest employment reductions occurred in Mining, Logging, and Construction (-500) and Government (-300).<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Bismarck \u2013 Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released today show North Dakota\u2019s September not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 1.3 percent. The unemployment rate declined 0.2 of a percentage point between August and September. September 2022\u2019s rate was 0.2 of a percentage point higher than the current […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":270562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=276796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276797,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276796\/revisions\/276797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/270562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=276796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=276796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=276796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}