The Bottom Line

With a booming economy, the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and 17,000 job openings, our neighbor [North Dakota] lacks one thing -- potential employees, according to a recent article in the Star Tribune.

North Dakota trolls for Minnesota workers | StarTribune.com When it comes to employment, North Dakota has a problem most states would love to have

North Dakota offers a 'tax, regulatory and legal environment that’s quite extraordinary' reports a recent article in The Washington Times.

Revenge of the squares in North Dakota - Washington Times It was supposed to be the trendy places and the college towns, the warm-weather beaches and the hipsters' ski resorts where the new American culture would fund the new American economy. Instead, it's ... North Dakota: the cold end of the old buffalo commons, the back end of beyond.

A very charming and entertaining look at the nation's crush on Fargo and all thing North Dakota ... .

Fargo, state of North Dakota media darlings | INFORUM | Fargo, ND Cited for economy, education, values and ‘cool factor’ In New York, they’re cooing about the Dakota work ethic. In Southern California, they’re casting longing glances at the Hotel Donaldson. In Washington, they’re whispering sweet nothings about burgeoning budget surpluses. It’s the makings of a

Is Fargo the best hideout from the recession? What do you think?

Magazine names Fargo as best place to forget the recession | INFORUM | Fargo, ND As part of the annual Best Places to Live feature, Men’s Journal selected Fargo as the best place to forget the recession, citing its low taxes and unemployment, budget surplus, and revitalized downtown.

Introducing "The Job Chronicles" ... It's an interesting new series by Marketplace Money.

Learning humility by losing your job | Marketplace From American Public Media Commentator Samantha Barnes describes what it's like to readjust to a new identity when you're forced to take a new, less quality job.

Learn more about Experience Works, a nonprofit agency that provides on-the-job training and employment for low-income seniors who want to rejoin the work force.

Seniors fear cuts: Proposed budget-trimming targets job program | INFORUM | Fargo, ND Funding to an older workers program faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts Tino Gonzalez said he felt afraid when he was one of 100 people laid off at West Fargo wind tower manufacturer DMI in 2009 as product demand waned in the economic recession.

A bit of good news! Fewer companies report layoffs in monthly economic survey for Midwest, Plains states.

http://www.startribune.com/local/117151988.html

For your reading pleasure, we offer this recent article in The Wall Street Journal.

North Dakota Strains to Fill Jobs - WSJ.com As the U.S. struggles with 9% unemployment, companies in North Dakota are struggling to find workers and recast a reputation some local officials blame on cold weather and a bad image stemming from the movie Fargo.

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As if finding work weren't hard enough, a federal agency warns that some employers are excluding jobless workers from consideration for openings. Read more ...

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Harold Meyerson - What's holding back the U.S. economy? Our economy could be suffering because we're not innovating like we used to.

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