Michigan workers flock to North Dakota in search of jobs

It’s 920 miles from Detroit to Fargo, North Dakota, but the distance wasn’t enough to stop Michigan workers from flocking to the state that has about 10,700 unfilled jobs and boasts an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent.

A North Dakota Job Service analysis shows that jobless people from across the country are heading to the state to try to find work. The majority of out-of-staters are coming from bordering states and Michigan, where the unemployment rate hovers above 13 percent.

According to the analysis, 6,620 people from other states found a job in North Dakota last year.

Jackie Headapohl

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