Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation (WSI) in North Dakota?
Issued by Job Service North Dakota; North Dakota Child Support (State Directory of New Hires); Workforce Safety and Insurance, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in North Dakota
The North Dakota table lists this for every kind of business.
North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense. Private policies do not count in North Dakota. Report each new hire within 20 days of the first day of work for pay.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Job Service North Dakota; North Dakota Child Support (State Directory of New Hires); Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Sources and dates
Job Service North Dakota 2026 unemployment insurance tax rate schedule; Workforce Safety and Insurance employer account pages; Child Support new hire reporting fact sheet (N.D.C.C. 34-15). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Yes. North Dakota is a monopoly workers’ compensation state: every employer with any employee opens a WSI account before the first day of work, and going without coverage is a criminal offense.
Job Service North Dakota; North Dakota Child Support (State Directory of New Hires); Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment insurance account in North Dakota?
