1. Prepared By Brock Williams
Chapter 4
Demand, Supply, and
Market Equilibrium
In recent years, thousands of workers have
moved to North Dakota to work in the oil
industry. Between 2009 and 2012, mining
employment in the state increased by about
11,000 jobs and total employment increased
by over 40,000 jobs. Given the limited
options for increasing the housing stock in
the short run, the increase in the demand
for housing increased housing prices
dramatically. In the town of Williston, the
rent for a two-bedroom apartment increased
from $350 per month to $2,000.