We've reported previously on the benefits to North Dakota from production out of the Bakken (see here, e.g.). Now USA Today is getting into the act: "Unemployment is a national problem in the U.S., but you wouldn't know that if you travel through North Dakota. *** The reason? Billions of dollars are coming into the state and thousands of people are following—all because millions of barrels of oil are flowing out." For more, see here.