# Title 27 — Job Service North Dakota

## Article 27-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 27-01-01 — Organization of Job Service

### § 27-01-01-01. Organization of job service North Dakota.

1. History. The employment security bureau was organized as a separate state agency in 1965.
It is administered by a full-time salaried executive director who is subject to the supervision
and direction of the governor. The name of the bureau was changed to job service North
Dakota in 1979.
2. Divisions. There is established within the bureau three coordinate divisions. The
unemployment compensation division, the state employment service division, and the
administrative services division. Each division is administered by a full-time salaried director
selected on a nonpartisan merit basis who is subject to the supervision and direction of the
bureau.
a. The unemployment compensation division is responsible for the collection of taxes and
payment of benefits as prescribed in North Dakota Century Code title 52.
b. The state employment service division is responsible for the establishment of an
employment system under the provisions of the Wagner Peyser Act.
c. The administrative services division is responsible for the financial management, data
processing, research and analysis, personnel and training, and administrative services
for the bureau.
d. The office of the deputy executive director has line authority for all local office activities
operated by the bureau.
3. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the bureau may be addressed to:
Executive Director
Job Service North Dakota
1000 East Divide
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02.1
