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    January 18, 2019
    Low wages continue to hamper South Dakota’s workforce: 70% of workers make less than $40K a year
    PIERRE, S.D. — Jobs are plentiful in South Dakota, but most positions pay well below the national average and far lower than neighboring states....
    business/workplaceJanuary 18, 2019 - 7:22pm
    January 15, 2019
    Carlos Vera, who has worked on Capitol Hill, won a victory in getting Capitol Hill interns paid. Washington Post photo by Marvin Joseph
    Quest to get interns paid is paying off
    Carlos Mark Vera looked nervous. It was mid-November in a private room upstairs at the Monocle, the longtime haunt of Capitol Hill's gentry,...
    businessJanuary 15, 2019 - 12:06pm
    August 27, 2018
    Guests crowd the Magic Kingdom in Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Bloomberg photo by Matt Stroshane
    After tense year, Disney agrees to pay park workers $15 an hour
    Classes at the University of Central Florida began last week, and Maddy Johnson still hadn't found enough money to buy her textbooks. The safari...
    business/workplaceAugust 27, 2018 - 3:51pm
    North Dakota nurse staffing agency settles federal wage lawsuit
    MANDAN, N.D.—A nurse staffing agency settled disputes over wages with more than 100 nurses. Employees of Mandan-based Dakota Travel Nurse...
    business/workplaceJuly 27, 2018 - 5:29pm
    July 16, 2018
    North Dakota state wages up for first time in three years
    BISMARCK—With oil activity on the rise, wages are up in North Dakota following two years of decline. Statistics released by North Dakota Job Service show wages in the state increased 3 percent over 2016 levels, averaging $50,313 statewide in 2017, though not overtaking 2014...
    business/workplaceJuly 16, 2018 - 8:58pm
    March 27, 2018
    A chemist tests an oil sample on the Casablanca oil platform, operated by Repsol, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tarragona, Spain, on June 28, 2016. Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
    Oil industry's pervasive female pay gap even worse among explorers
    A top female earner for a major integrated oil company is a rarity, but among the smaller explorers and producers it's even more of an anomaly....
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 27, 2018 - 9:20am
    March 10, 2018
    Chitra Tamang, left, and Lachi Rai clean a room at Homewood Suites in north Fargo on Friday, March 9, 2018. David Samson / Forum News Service
    A matter of time? Debate begins over proposed $15 minimum wage in ND
    FARGO—The general manager of Homewood Suites here feels fortunate to be spared from the turnover bug that commonly affects the hotel industry....
    newsMarch 10, 2018 - 1:18pm
    February 12, 2018
    (Special to The Forum)
    Commentary: Does North Dakota need a minimum wage hike to $15 per hour?
    Over the weekend we got news that a group of citizens is preparing a ballot measure that would increase North Dakota’s minimum wage to $15.00...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 12, 2018 - 11:00am
    September 25, 2017
    FILE PHOTO: A store employee helps a customer with his purchase during the Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day at Target in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
    Target raises minimum hourly wage to $11, pledges $15 by end of 2020
    CHICAGO - Target Corp said on Monday, Sept. 25, it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this...
    newsSeptember 25, 2017 - 8:51am
    August 28, 2017
    Wages down for a second straight year in North Dakota
    BISMARCK, N.D.—Last year marked the second year of wage declines in North Dakota. Total wages were down another 8 percent in 2016 after a 2 percent decline in 2015, the first time since, at least, 1990. Average annual wage was also down again, by 3.6 percent, statewide, to $48,891....
    newsAugust 28, 2017 - 4:58pm
    April 4, 2017
    Report: ND ranks 5th worst for gender pay gap in nation
    Fargo - Women in North Dakota make 71 cents to every $1 a man earns, giving the state the fifth worst rate in the nation. That comes from a...
    newsApril 4, 2017 - 8:48am
    September 2, 2016
    The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seen in this undated photo. (Pixabay)
    U.S. nonfarm payrolls rise less than expected; wage growth moderates
    WASHINGTON—U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wage gains moderated,...
    news/nationSeptember 2, 2016 - 9:39pm
    June 9, 2016
    North Dakota wages down for first time in a decade
    BISMARCK -- The average annual wage in North Dakota fell for the first time in a decade and the total annual wage fell for the first time since, at least, 1990. Largely due to the drop in average wages in North Dakota’s oil counties, the total annual wage decreased 2 percent statewide...
    newsJune 9, 2016 - 7:28pm
    June 11, 2013
    Keeping up with the Oil Patch: Dickinson service companies increase wages
    Everything costs more in the Oil Patch. In order to stay competitive, many service companies -- from stores to hotels -- have had to increase base wages to not only keep up with other companies, but to allow their employees to keep up with the increased cost of shelter and food in...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 11, 2013 - 12:00am
    April 10, 2013
    How much is a Dunn County sheriff worth? Commission seeks salary guidelines
    MANNING -- With the deadline approaching to turn in applications for Dunn County's open sheriff position, the County Commission will check the law before determining what the salary for the position will be. Denise Giffin with Dunn County's Human Resource Department told the commission...
    newsApril 10, 2013 - 12:00am
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