Williston's job market continues to grow. In 2013, the City surpassed
Minot to become the fourth largest in the state and last year it moved
up to number three surpassing Grand Forks County.
Williams County had the highest average weekly wage
at $1,593 followed by McKenzie County at $1,498. In other 2014 labor
market totals: employment rose by 4.2 percent, an increase of 17,549
jobs and weekly wages were up 6.4 percent, an increase of $978.
North Dakota's labor market is beginning to feel effects from the recent
downturn in crude oil prices, but the impact may be less than initially
feared. The March unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, was 3.8
percent compared to 3.4 percent for March of the previous year. And
while there are some job losses in the energy sector, other occupational
groups in the state are showing employment gains.
With oil rigs in North Dakota hitting a new low Monday at 80, skies may
seem dark for airline prospects with a recent statewide drop in
passenger departures. Still,
officials in Williston are pushing onward with the $250 million airport
relocation project, sending the city's final environmental assessment
during the week to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is
expected to approve the plan in August, which places the city into a
position to sell the current 800-acre Sloulin Field International
Airport and purchase 1,500-acres of land set northwest of the city truck
reliever route to build -up the recently named Williston Basin
International Airport by 2017.
Despite some wet weather, the
road construction at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway is
scheduled to be completed on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The announcement
was made by Knife River officials during their weekly public meeting
regarding the Main Street Reconstruction project in downtown Williston.
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