BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Two websites that serve Job Service North Dakota have now been offline for nearly a week due to what the department is calling a vendor service issue. The database that allows job seekers to search for jobs, as well as the site which houses labor market information are affected by the outage. The outage, which began…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Pat Bertagnolli of Watford City to serve as executive director of Job Service North Dakota. Burgum cited his background in workforce recruitment in both the public and private sectors. Bertagnolli begins his new job on Feb. 21. He will be paid $160,000 annually. Bertagnolli replaces Workforce Safety & Insurance Director Bryan Klipfel,…
FARGO, N.D.–CNH Industrial has confirmed it will be laying off 35 employees at its Fargo location. The layoffs are directly linked to the reduced demand in products manufactured in Fargo. CNH Industrial sells agricultural and construction equipment, as well as trucks, specialty vehicles, buses and commercial vehicles. CNH says the layoffs are “permanent,” but it does not see any additional…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KNOX) – North Dakota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June came in at 2.3 percent. That’s equal to the May rate and three-tenths lower than one-year ago. Job Service officials say a total of 9,517 North Dakotans were in search of work in June. The latest report shows 20 of 53 counties reported unemployment rates below the statewide…
BISMARCK, ND — Governor Burgum has announced a new leader for the state’s unemployment program. North Dakota’s labor commissioner Michelle Kommer has been named executive director of Job Service North Dakota. She was appointed as labor commissioner in November 2016. The governor called Kommer a proven leader who is capable of consolidating both state agencies. Kommer will replace Cheri Giesen…
