North Dakota Still #1 in Job Growth

ND has been #1 for 33 consecutive months

Link to Bismarck Tribune article.

Data points:

• ranking by Arizona State University
• January, 2011: ND jobs grew by 6.3 percent; WV and UT tied with 2.6 percent
• Nationwide: 1.5 percent
• Texas, 4th; Louisiana, 5th
• common denominator: natural resources

And yes, the usual disclaimer about statistics. Whatever.