North Dakota: More Jobs and Better-Paying Jobs
Created on June 27, 2012
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
North Dakota
experienced an oil boom beginning in the mid–2000s. Thanks to a robust economy tied to energy development, median household income in North Dakota rose 9 percent between 2005 and 2010, trailing only the District of Columbia. Figures have been adjusted for inflation.
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