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The Latest IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NDWIN INTERNET CALENDAR USERS If you initially subscribed to our NDWIN internet calendar, or icalendar, prior to March 30th, 2012, you will have to resubscribe if you want to continue to receive automatic updates to our data release schedule. For details, visit the Data Release Schedule page. The Labor Market Information Center has released the April 2012 Online Job Openings Report (OJOR), a monthly recap of online job openings and resumes activity from North Dakota’s largest labor exchange system. Online job openings totaled 24,059 open and available positions in April 2012. Openings were higher by 16.0 percent (+3,311) over the prior month and 66.2 percent higher (+9,584) than one year ago. For additional details, please visit the Online Job Openings Report page. The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program uses a standardized, automated approach to identify, describe, and track the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state’s unemployment insurance database. North Dakota’s first quarter (Jan-Mar) 2012 Mass Layoff Statistics report was recently released. North Dakota reported 27 layoff events in first quarter 2012 which is up from the 26 reported a year earlier. Total worker separations totaled 468 in first quarter 2012 which is a drop of 325 from a year earlier. Visit our Mass Layoff Statistics page to view the current report or to access additional quarterly or annual reports back to 2000. Alternative measures of unemployment are also referred to as labor underutilization. In addition to the headline unemployment rate (U-3), there are five additional measures (U-1, U-2, and U-4 through U-6) that either broaden or narrow the scope of unemployment. First quarter (Jan-Mar) 2012 data were recently released and show North Dakota continued to record the lowest rates for all six measures, including a U-3 of 3.5 percent, a U-1 of 1.1 percent, and a U-6 of 6.3 percent. Only six other states had U-3 values of less than 6.0 percent over the latest four-quarter average period: Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. These states also had among the lowest rates for all of the other alternative measures. Nevada reported the highest rate for all six alternative measures of labor underutilization ranging from a U-2 of 8.0 percent to a U-6 of 22.3 percent. Due to sample limitations, geographic detail is limited to the U.S. and state-level. Data for smaller geographies are not available. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics made these data available at the state level beginning in 2003 and has been updating the data quarterly. A labor underutilization rates spreadsheet with all the state data and definitions can be found in our Economic Data Center on NDWIN. The 2012 edition of Wages for North Dakota Jobs is now available. The publication is an annual reference guide providing hourly and annual wage and employment estimates for most occupations in the state and its metro and nonmetro areas. The publication is available exclusively online and will no longer be printed by the Labor Market Information Center. The new wage data are also available interactively by visiting Analyzer. For additional articles, visit our News Archive		Quick Links
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				Initial Claims Data This report highlights the most recently released monthly initial claims data from the unemployment insurance program.
				Jobs Report April 20, 2012 Preliminary estimates indicate North Dakota employment expanded on a year-over-year basis in March. Employers reported an estimated 25,200 more jobs when compared to March 2011, a 6.6 percent gain. For a detailed breakdown, visit the Jobs Report page. North Dakota Employment Estimates Year-Over-Year Percent Change March 2011 - March 2012
				Labor Force Estimates April 20, 2012 Preliminary labor force statistics indicate North Dakota’s March not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent. The March statistic is lower than February's rate and lower than the 4.1 percent rate reported one year ago. Adjusted for seasonality, North Dakota’s March unemployment rate was 3.0 percent, down from February. The U.S. rate was 8.2 percent. For a detailed breakdown, visit the Labor Force Estimates page. North Dakota Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted March 2011 - March 2012 County Unemployment Rates Not Seasonally Adjusted MARCH 2012 Download PDF Version