The latest economic outlook report for North Dakota is showing continued improvement for 2022, despite a national economy that shrank in the first quarter and is showing signs of entering a recession.
The quarterly report by UND predicts growth in wages and salaries, as well as a growing labor force with decreasing unemployment rates, strong total tax collections and a rising gross state product.
The report says that consistent with the previous forecast, the labor force grew by nearly 1% in the first quarter of 2022.
This growth is expected to continue over the next year.
The state unemployment rate is forecast to hold steady near its current level of about 3%.
AP
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