Bismarck, ND: Lowest Unemployment Rate

Boomtown USA jobs right here in America today. As you know this week our team has been taking us to -- that defied the undertow inside this economy and tonight the city with the lowest unemployment in... See More

Boomtown USA jobs right here in America today. As you know this week our team has been taking us to -- that defied the undertow inside this economy and tonight the city with the lowest unemployment in the nation. How. ABC's David Muir drives us right into a place surging with prosperity. We flew over the great plains in search of that great story. And when we landed in North Dakota we saw it this -- is booming the lines at the airport longer than they've ever seen. She gets hit a record with a number of passengers that's going to. The growth is really everywhere you look here at the airport in -- right behind me here is their newest -- brand new they started out about a month ago they're glad to have -- done in December. They have no choice they're trying to beat the North Dakota winter the first know they say any -- 44 inches a year here. It's not stopping families from moving from all over the country because -- also in season. Jobs to help wanted signs everywhere insurance restaurants retail. Wal-Mart holding weekly job fairs 161000. Jobs up for grabs in North Dakota right now 3000 alone in Bismarck. Unemployment a stunningly low 3% the lowest rate in the country. What's behind it north Dakota's own oil boom but economists say it's hardly just the oil -- agriculture wheat corn farmers earning record money. Its manufacturing to everything from beef plants he's -- he's fat foods -- hiring. Pouring more Luna who never even -- mark. Out of work in Phoenix this electrician was desperate for John -- an Arizona it would took at least thirty days just to get interview. Here week a week not -- for call back but for a job offer He moved his family here two weeks later. But it turns out after finding a job here Bismarck the next major hurdle and is actually finding a home was one of the few parts of the country where there's actually. Housing boom. The movie family -- country bring in their new home for just three days when we came knocking. Mr. Rick. Eric good to see his mark now -- and -- -- the -- this. This engineer moved his wife Angela and two daughters from Wisconsin and day after they bought their home for selling real -- Trying to cut calls. After you purchased yes. In fact homes here -- in three weeks or less getting 99% of the asking price sometimes more home values here still going up. Up 6% this year. -- town with -- -- have already changed colors and Taylor Swift plays in the radio. -- the hits keep coming one final sign that the economy's in pretty well here -- by the scene Alexi hospital and as we walked the hallways He suddenly from the PA system. A local -- That music means -- baby was just delivered. So we're here to talk about the economic boom. But there's been a baby boom to that's exactly right in -- usually follows the other is that this -- eighties are everywhere this little girl -- the morning we were there to she's been in town for about six hours visiting. As babies go so goes Bismarck growing bigger every day. Is -- the truth doctor told by the way when she started their delivering about. Ninety babies a month now they're well more than a 10240. More babies a year -- -- -- just that one hospital alone. For real sign of this is mark whom really fossils it's like a dream. Of America as we wanted to say thank you so much David.