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Grand Forks nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 3.3% since June 2021

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area was 49,500, a 3.3 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

North Dakota collected 1.4% more in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, $1.1 billion came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, a 1.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota collected $78 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, 1.8 percent, or $78 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota ranks 42nd in the U.S. for the most individual income taxes paid in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

In 2020, North Dakota collected $376.9 million in individual income taxes, ranking it 42nd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Grand Forks sees 51,200 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in North Dakota's Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area was 51,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Rental vacancies in North Dakota down 0.8% from Q1 to Q2 2018

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

Rental vacancies in North Dakota were 14.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, a decrease of 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in North Dakota increases from Q3 to Q4 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $275,417, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Fargo sees 144,300 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in North Dakota's Fargo metropolitan statistical area was 144,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fargo nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.5% since June 2021

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Fargo metropolitan statistical area was 142,200, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

VA Purchase Loans in North Dakota average $265,361 for Q1

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $265,361, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in North Dakota increases from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for North Dakota in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $270,999, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

North Dakota ranked 6th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

North Dakota's home vacancy rate was sixth in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.3 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

North Dakota ranks 45th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, North Dakota collected $458.4 million in income taxes, ranking it 45th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota ranked 2nd in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

North Dakota's home vacancy rate was second in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

North Dakota collected $26.6 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, 0.6 percent, or $26.6 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

North Dakota collected 1% less in taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses in 2020

By Peace Garden News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by North Dakota in 2020, $408,000 came from taxes on alcoholic beverages licenses, a 1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).