Talent Attraction
3 times national workforce growth rate
Talent
Our Talent Attraction Strategy
The Fargo Moorhead regional economy serves as a regional hub with broad, high quality assets in healthcare, higher education, entertainment, retail and logistics. The two states have among the very highest birth rates and labor force participation rates and the lowest unemployment rates in the country. The region’s labor force has grown almost 40% since 2000.
Attracting talent is key to assisting existing and new employers. We do it through a multi-pronged approach that includes:
Provide data to support employers in their talent attraction efforts.
Provide tools like LiveinFMArea.com that show what it’s like to live and work here.
Connect employers to pools of talent that may be under or unemployed.
Support attraction efforts with a large-scale marketing campaign to attract key talent.
Data Driven Support
The GFMEDC takes a data-drive approach to understanding the region’s workforce challenges.
Interested in recruiting certain professions, for example software developers? We can show you which MSA’s to target based on wage differentials and Cost of Living indices.
Workforce Incentives Program
Both Minnesota and North Dakota offer strong programs that can assist with workforce development, translating into a stronger bottom line.
Workforce Incentives & Programs
Both Minnesota and North Dakota offer strong programs that can assist with workforce development, translating into a stronger bottom line.
Our region offers 5 higher education institutions with over 21,000 enrolled students
Regional Impact
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Top 15 Employers In Our Region
With an average workforce growth rate three times the national average over the past twenty years, an array of industries prosper in Fargo-Moorhead, including businesses representing AgTech, Bioscience, Healthcare and Education.
Economy Overview
Business Size
Our region isn’t all big business. Our economic strength and resiliency come from businesses of all sizes. 94.6% of the companies in the region have 49 employees or less.
Education Pipeline
In 2020, there were 6,006 graduates in Fargo, ND-MN. This pipeline has grown by 8% over the last 5 years. The highest share of these graduates come from Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. “Psychology, General”, and “Business Administration and Management, General”.
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