Unemployment benefits in Grand Forks
Unemployment insurance in Grand Forks is a North Dakota program, filed with the state agency rather than with Grand Forks County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Grand Forks case goes
Claims from Grand Forks go to the North Dakota unemployment agency, not to a Grand Forks County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Grand Forks has about 59,845 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
Open the full North Dakota unemployment calculator → — same formula, with every input, the statute (N.D.C.C. § 52-06-04; Job Service ND benefit schedule 7/5/2026–7/3/2027) and the date it was last checked.
Formula
Two quarters ÷ 65
Maximum
$800 · up to 26 weeks
Does Grand Forks have its own rule?
No. N.D.C.C. § 52-06-04; Job Service ND benefit schedule 7/5/2026–7/3/2027 applies across North Dakota, so a claim from Grand Forks is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
N.D.C.C. § 52-06-04; Job Service ND benefit schedule 7/5/2026–7/3/2027 — Job Service North Dakota — unemployment benefit chart (2026). North Dakota divides your two highest quarters plus half of the third-highest by 65; this calculator only has room for the two top quarters, so add half of your third quarter to one of them for an exact figure. For claims effective July 5, 2026 through July 3, 2027 the weekly benefit runs from $43 to $800 (the cap was $815 the year before — it is reset every July at 62% or 65% of the state average weekly wage). Duration is 12 to 26 weeks depending on how evenly you earned: total base-period wages ÷ highest quarter of 3.20 or more gets 26 weeks, under 2.30 only 12. No dependents' allowance.
Last checked 2026-09-11; figures pending final verification against the current statute or schedule. Read the source →
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