Fargo, North Dakota Metro Area

MSA: Fargo, ND-MN
counties: Cass (ND), Clay (MN)

Population (2017 estimate): 241,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.1%

NFP Employment (2017): 142,000
Average Earnings (2017): $43,880

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,4.4000,1.7,
2013,2.6000,1.6,
2014,3.3000,1.9,
2015,1.5000,2.1,
2016,1.2000,1.8,
2017,0.6000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,4.7000,2.3,
2013,7.5000,2.0,
2014,6.3000,2.3,
2015,1.7000,2.4,
2016,0.4000,2.0,
2017,2.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,3.5000,8.1000,
2013,3.2000,7.4000,
2014,2.7000,6.2000,
2015,2.5000,5.3000,
2016,2.5000,4.9000,
2017,2.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,36860.00,42068.00,
2013,39620.00,42900.00,
2014,42120.00,43888.00,
2015,42820.00,44928.00,
2016,42980.00,45812.00,
2017,43880.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	6,550	47.8	1.0	$88,670
Business and Financial Operations	7,120	51.9	1.0	$55,110
IT and Mathematical	4,480	32.7	1.1	$63,240
Architecture and Engineering	2,200	16.0	0.9	$63,160
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	940	6.8	0.8	$52,630
Community and Social Services	1,950	14.2	1.0	$44,330
Legal and Judicial	740	5.4	0.7	$61,740
Education, Training, and Library	6,860	50.0	0.8	$44,530
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,940	14.1	1.0	$34,260
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	9,020	65.7	1.1	$57,380
Healthcare Support	3,700	27.0	0.9	$30,320
Protective Services	1,850	13.5	0.6	$38,720
Food Preparation and Serving Related	12,130	88.4	1.0	$21,490
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	4,650	33.9	1.1	$25,410
Personal Care and Services	6,430	46.9	1.5	$25,070
Sales and Related	14,340	104.5	1.0	$28,780
Office and Administrative Support	21,620	157.6	1.0	$33,130
Construction and Extraction	7,840	57.2	1.4	$43,300
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	5,450	39.7	1.0	$46,110
Production	7,040	51.3	0.8	$35,360
Transportation and Material Moving	10,040	73.2	1.1	$35,090