Job Seekers Flock to North Dakota, Why?
There are various job openings up for grabs in North Dakota right now. Help wanted signs can be seen all over, from restaurants, insurance sales to retail stores, they are hiring.
According to a worker in Job Service in ND, there is not a day that goes by that he didnt receive a call or email from applicants from out of state.
One job seeker said that it only took a week for him to get a call back, as opposed to other states that takes a month.
Bismarck is booming. In this North Dakota city, an economic portrait has emerged that is unlike any other in America. When landing in the state, the signs of growth can be seen everywhere.
Lines at the airport are longer than ever — a record number of passengers entered the state last year, and a new hangar is getting built to accommodate the droves that are still coming. The airport is trying to get the hangar finished before winter hits, which could be any day.
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North Dakota has been able to avoid the deadening economic bust of the recession. Six-figure paychecks are possible; just don’t expect it to be simple, notes CNN. The North Dakota oil boom, centered on the Bakken oil formation, has kept the state’s joblessness rat