Prosperity Watch Archives

Lack of construction and manufacturing jobs holding down NC wages

Published March 09, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 59, No. 2) March 9, 2016 The forces holding down wages are legion, but one of the main culprits is …

Published March 17, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 59, No. 3) March 17, 2016 Our economy is leaving far too many North Carolinians without a job that can …

Published March 23, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 59, No. 4) March 23, 2016 North Carolina continues to have persistently high poverty and low employment levels. And yet …

Published April 05, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 60, No. 1) April 5, 2016 An economy that works well for everyone remains elusive for many North Carolinians, according …

Published April 12, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 60, No. 2) April 12, 2016 North Carolina’s reliance on the personal income tax has yielded state revenues that have …

Published April 19, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 60, No. 3) April 19, 2016 There’s nothing in North Carolina’s economic record of late that should inspire adulation or …

Published April 26, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 60, No. 4) April 26, 2016 Income data shows that economic policy coming out of Raleigh is not making most …

Published May 03, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 61, No. 1) May 3, 2016 State leaders touting recent job gains often ignore how many communities have fallen further …

Published May 10, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 61, No. 2) May 10, 2016 Real wages for most North Carolinians are still lower than when the economy hit …

Published May 27, 2016

Prosperity Watch (Issue 61, No 3) May 17, 2016 The middle class is declining nationwide, and in North Carolina that decline is primarily …