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Millennial magnet By Rachel Richter Lordemann, President, Williston Area Chamber of Commerce TrainND has recently rolled out their One Basin, One Way! program to provide affordable, standardized safety training for producers and contractors in the Bakken.
professionals under 35 in many of those key areas, most notably: • Unemployment: The unemployment rate in Williams County is 1.5 percent compared to a national average of 3.6 percent. According to Job Service of Williston, there were 1,434 available jobs in July 2019. Not only are those job openings in the oil and gas industry, they spread across all sectors, including There is a certain energy in the air around Williston, ND – and it’s not just coming from well sites! Williston is becoming a mecca for young professionals, and the creativity and innovation they are bringing to our community is palpable. North Dakota was recently ranked as the Best Place to Live for Millennials by MoneyRates.com who called our state “a magnet for young adults.” Williston, ND
has a median age of only 31 – four years younger than the state average of 35. When choosing the best place to live for young adults, seven factors were taken into consideration: unemployment, college tuition, housing availability, cost of housing, Internet access, nightlife, and fitness. Thanks to our energy boom, Williston is ahead of the game and leading the charge in North Dakota for
medical, education, agriculture, and more. A visit to jobsnd.com will show the vast opportunities for employment at all education levels, with almost 80 percent of available jobs only requiring an associate’s degree or high school diploma. This means that those for whom a traditional college education isn’t fitting can still find the start to an incredibly successful career.
North Dakota was recently ranked as the Best Place to Live for Millennials by MoneyRates.com who called the state "a magnet for young adults". 10
BAKKEN OIL REPORT – Fall 2019