You want a job ? Go to North Dakota (or South Dakota) (unemployment rate, March)

[Wonderful Jellal]

North Dakota's unemployment rate : 3.6%
South Dakota's unemployment rate : 4.4%

Midwest Economy: North Dakota Tops Region in Job Growth
Clean Energy Jobs in North Dakota - Clean Energy Jobs - Environmental Defense Fund (http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=46165 - broken link)
N Dakota, Alaska lead US job creation, study says | Reuters
North Dakota has strongest economic growth-Chamber | Reuters
Unemployment extension? Pooh. North Dakota hits jobs record. - CSMonitor.com
Dissecting North Dakota’s Vibrant Economic Growth « EMSI | Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.

Apparently these 2 states are like paradise islands in the US economy
You want a job ? You know where you must go

[KevK]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

North Dakota's unemployment rate : 3.6%
South Dakota's unemployment rate : 4.4%

Midwest Economy: North Dakota Tops Region in Job Growth
Clean Energy Jobs in North Dakota - Clean Energy Jobs - Environmental Defense Fund (http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=46165 - broken link)
N Dakota, Alaska lead US job creation, study says | Reuters
North Dakota has strongest economic growth-Chamber | Reuters
Unemployment extension? Pooh. North Dakota hits jobs record. - CSMonitor.com
Dissecting North Dakota’s Vibrant Economic Growth « EMSI | Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.

Apparently these 2 states are like paradise islands in the US economy
You want a job ? You know where you must go

That is because nobody wants to live there and not just anybody can survive the winters there.

[juppiter]

Very true. I read an article that said North Dakota doesn't have adequate housing or even hotel space to accommodate all the people moving there for jobs.

[KevK]

North Dakota is employing more workers than ever before. Nearly half the growth comes from a rise in government jobs.

More RED STATE socialism I guess.

[KevK]

Originally Posted by juppiter

Very true. I read an article that said North Dakota doesn't have adequate housing or even hotel space to accommodate all the people moving there for jobs.

If they moved there in the spring or summer, just wait. After winter I am sure there will be LOTS of available room

[slackjaw]

Originally Posted by KevK

If they moved there in the spring or summer, just wait.

I hear you. Climate is a lot bigger factor than most give credit for. You ever see those "best countries to live" type articles where they have Finland ranked near the top? No freakin way man here is Finland's weather:

Seasonal Weather Averages : Weather Underground

Average high of 33 low of 18 in March? Average percent sunshine 4%-5% for three months of the year? They can keep that **** man, sounds absolutely miserable to me.

[HighPlainsDrifter73]

The majority of the reason for the very low unemployment rate in North Dakota is because of the oil boom in the western part of the state.

[Deezus]

Isn't North Dakota one of the only states to have no population gain(or a very low increase) in the last 10 years? So was the unemployment rate consistently low for some time now, or is this a recent development?

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by KevK

North Dakota is employing more workers than ever before. Nearly half the growth comes from a rise in government jobs.

More RED STATE socialism I guess.

No.It's because the population is booming again there, they need more gov workers for some services, school for example.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by Deezus

Isn't North Dakota one of the only states to have no population gain(or a very low increase) in the last 10 years? So was the unemployment rate consistently low for some time now, or is this a recent development?

It's like that since 2000.The population resumed there since 2008, many people go there to find a job.The worst unemployment rate in ND was during the crisis in 2009 (4.4%) but now it's 3.6% despite all these american coming there.