The big contributors to total taxables sales and purchases in the state are not a surprise. Which counties grew fast and who among the large counties performed well in the last year is a bit of a surprise.
ND Taxable Sales & Purchases, Q1 2019
Public Banking: Bank of North Dakota Assets
There is lots of interest in public banking given the recent passage of a public banking law in California. I start the discussion about the ND experience in this post.
Caller observation: Minimum Wage
In anticipation of my radio appearance tomorrow I put together a chart with data for a frequent caller.
Quoted in Vox article
I am quoted in an article (link here) about North Dakota’s state owned bank from Vox.
Continue reading Quoted in Vox articleLabor Force Growth and Streaks
I was thinking about the labor force increase during the Bakken oil boom and wondered how it stood up against streaks in other states. The answer surprised me.