A State With Plenty of Jobs but Few Places to Live
Monica Davey (New York Times)
WILLISTON, North Dakota - When Joey Scott arrived here recently from Montana, he had no trouble finding work: He signed almost immediately with a company working to drill in the oil fields. But finding housing was another matter.- Plenty of jobs, but not enough shelter
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Every motel in town was booked, some for months in advance. Every apartment complex, even every mobile home park, had a waiting list. Mr. Scott found himself sleeping in his pickup truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot, shaving, and washing his hair in a puddle of melted snow. [He had yet to check the boomtown "Man Camps."] “I’ve got a pocketful of money, but I just can’t find a room,” said Mr. Scott, 25. More
