EMPLOYEE BUYOUTS

101 state employees take buyouts in North Dakota

Joe Morrissette, director of the Office of Management and Budget, presents a budget forecast to state agencies at the Capitol on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s state workforce will shrink by 101 employees after a round of buyouts is completed, though some of the jobs will be refilled. The state…

17 North Dakota agencies sign up for voluntary job buyout program

Joe Morrissette, director of the Office of Management and Budget, gives a presentation on the March budget forecast to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A total of 17 North Dakota government agencies are taking part in a voluntary employee buyout program as…

Nearly 200 Faculty And Staff At NDSU And UND Seek Employee Buyouts

The limited-time program was offered in late November as a result of budget trimming

FARGO, ND — Nearly two hundred faculty and staff members at NDSU and UND have applied for employee buyouts. The limited-time program was offered in late November as a result of budget trimming. UND announced last month it received 98 applications for buyouts. NDSU has received 69 applications. A determination of who will be included in the early employee buyouts…