People under 20 account for 30% of covid cases in North Dakota now, their highest percentage yet. Cases continue to follow a similar pattern to last year but are above those levels.
Reducing Benefits did not put people back to work
The continuing claims data for ND make it clear that enhanced unemployment benefits were not keeping people from working in ND.
Sales Tax Collections in Fargo and Grand Forks
There are some interesting aspects to the sales tax collections between Fargo and Grand Forks. Not many answers in this post, but some observations and questions.
Age 0-9 Cases Above Last Year’s Pace
The September 2021 cases for age 0-9 already passed the level for September 2020.
Age Split as a Share of Total Covid Cases
The younger age groups are an increasing percentage of cases in North Dakota. I show a couple of troubling graphs to illustrate this.