In North Dakota Oil And Gas Related Employment Makes Up 28 Percent Of Wages
As Bismarck Tribune reporter Nick Smith writes, lawmakers were given a comprehensive report yesterday detailing the oil and gas industry's impacts...
Economy
North Dakota Has Least Number Of People With Debt In Collections
According to this study from the Urban Institute, one in three Americans are being sought by debt collectors. That's an...
Who Cares If The Richer Are Richer? Everyone Else Is Poorer
The New York Times reports that it isn't just the rich getting richer that's a problem with American income inequality....
North Dakota Town Has Nearly 3 Job Openings For Every Worker Looking: "It's A Wage Earners Market"
How is it that Walmart is paying over $17 per hour for cashiers in Williston? Why is the "effective" minimum...
Cold Weather Caused The Economy To Collapse, Whither The Global Warming Now?
According to our friends on the left, the world is on a dangerous warming trend that will end in catastrophe....
North Dakota's Economic Growth In 2013 Was More Than Five Times The National Average
I was remiss in not posting about this yesterday, but for the fourth time in a row, North Dakota lead...
David Flynn: What Would The Nation's Economy Look Like If The Nation Looked Like North Dakota?
One of the more common questions I get, from students, people at the store, on the radio, is: how would...
David Flynn: Federal "Beige Book" Shows Problems In The Agriculture Sector
For those that do not know, "beige book" is the name of the Fed’s regional condition summary (available here). The Ninth District...
North Dakota Has The Lowest Jobless Rate In The Nation For the 64th Consecutive Month
"Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released today show North Dakota’s April not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was...
From The Left: Four Things Republicans Won’t Tell You About The Unemployment Numbers
Last week, the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate has sank to 6.3%, its lowest level since September 2008....
