Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is laying off 45 employees. The layoffs stem from an integration with Cambia Health Solutions. The company currently employs about 900 people in the state. Some affected employees will transition into new roles... — read more 

The Energy and Environmental Research Center at UND implemented workforce reductions. Forty benefited employees were affected by this decision. This total includes 27 permanent reductions and 13 temporary furloughs. The EERC plans to rehire... — read more 

Tesla recently dismissed its Supercharger team. Over 500 employees were affected, including the head of charging. This action caused confusion and paused new Supercharger site deployments. Tesla has since begun bringing back some of the laid-off... — read more 

RDO Equipment announced layoffs for dozens of employees this week. The company cited challenging market and economic conditions. These conditions have impacted the agricultural sector for the past year. At least 36 team members were affected by this... — read more 

Prairie Public eliminated 12 staff positions. This represents an 18% reduction in its workforce. The cuts resulted from significant federal and state funding losses. Overall revenue declined by approximately 25%. Some programming and services may be... — read more 

Chevron is laying off 111 workers in North Dakota. These cuts follow Chevron's acquisition of Hess Corp. The layoffs affect 63 employees in Minot and 48 in Tioga. Chevron completed its merger with Hess on July 18. The company cited efficiency and... — read more 

BLS released new data on North Dakota's labor market for December 2025. The state saw 2,000 fewer open positions compared to November. The job openings rate consequently dropped to 4.5 percent. Involuntary separations rose by 1,000 during December... — read more 

Swift River School is considering layoffs for paraprofessional positions. Rising health insurance costs are creating a significant financial strain. Up to five paraprofessional jobs are on the chopping block for fiscal year 2027. New Salem voters... — read more 

A major North Dakota oil company is stopping its drilling operations, and job cuts are likely to follow. https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/halt-in-drilling-by-one-of-north-dakotas-largest-oil-producers-expected-to-bring-layoffs

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Cambia Health Solutions will affiliate. North Dakota regulators approved the strategic affiliation. The affiliation takes effect February 1. Dan Conrad becomes Cambia's chief administrative officer, and... — read more 

On Wednesday, January 14, Noridian Healthcare Solutions announced staff reductions.Noridian is a Medicare administrative contractor that processes aspects of Medicare services, including including Medicare Part A and Part B medical claims and Durable... — read more 

Aldevron is laying off employees again this year, reducing its workforce by roughly 7%, mostly at its Fargo sites. https://www.inforum.com/business/aldevron-announces-additional-layoffs

Oil producer Chevron is laying off more than 100 workers in North Dakota after acquiring Hess Corp., a greater impact than initially expected... — read more 

Prairie Public Television has laid off 12 staff members as it begins its new fiscal year, cutting seven employees and eliminating five open positions, which amounts to about 18 percent of its workforce. CEO John Harris said the move was necessary... — read more 

North Dakota’s economy in mid-2025 is both strong and volatile. Unemployment is very low. The jobless rate was 2.6 percent from January through April. That’s among the lowest in the nation and well below the national average of 4.2 percent. Jobs are... — read more