The North Dakota Employment Security Bureau provides equality of services in all programs administered by the Bureau to rural area residents throughout the State. It also provides services to agriculture, business, government, and workers in meeting their employment and manpower needs. The Supervisor of Rural Manpower Services provides supervision and program direction, with at least one staff member in each local and sub-office assigned local area program responsibility to carry out effective and equitable services to rural area residents. This 1974 annual report provides a summary of Rural Manpower Services accomplished during the year and relates some of the plans for rural services in 1975. Topics covered are: economic developments, employment and unemployment trends, 1974 crop summary, 1975 agricultural outlook, services to rural people and farm workers, public relations and community development activities, and sugar beets and potatoes. Rural services of each local office are summarized. A listing of the Volunteer Rural Manpower representatives and job information centers and copies of the "Farm Labor and Rural Manpower Bulletin" are also given. (NQ)