North Dakota Has More Job Openings than Unemployed

North Dakota's economy is leading the country in annual GDP growth and unemployment rate. Even with sustained lower energy prices there is still a tremendous need for oil workers and associated employees in the state.

The SayAnything Blog covered some of the issue:

“Online job openings totaled 15,901 open and available positions in November 2015,” the report states. “Openings were lower by 4.7 percent (-783) from the prior month and 21.8 percent lower (-4,423) than one year ago.”

Still, even with the decline in the number of open jobs, the state is still measuring far more job openings than unemployed people. “Active resumés totaled 9,440 in November 2015,” the report states. “Active resumés were lower by 0.8 percent (-77) from the prior month but 9.7 percent higher (+836) than one year ago.”