This is a first look at the Phase 1 trade agreement between the US and China. I start with a brief look at Chapter 3 on agriculture.
Phase 1 and North Dakota – Agriculture
North Dakota Initial Claims, December 2019 Update
A quick forecast of the North Dakota initial claims data. There is a bit of work to do for the next revision, but the claims data show a consistency that contributes to the discussion of overall ND labor market.
ND Metro Area Wages
Continuing with some of the comparison points of different areas in North Dakota I look at metro area wages and the differences between them.
ND Metro Area Labor Force
I look at the metropolitan area labor force in North Dakota. These seem natural comparison groupings, though the data show serious differences that may change that impression.
Making County Comparisons in ND
I revised the data content of an earlier post and make use of clustering to again look at possible comparison groupings in North Dakota.