What! Adding 7,000 jobs in seven months ranks a state in the Top 5 job creators? Well, yes, if you're a small state like North Dakota. The state already has earned kudos for maintaining the lowest unemployment rate among the states during the great recession. Part of the reason is job growth. If North Dakota were California (we're talking size here, not culture), it would have added 256,000 jobs.
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