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Justice Circle North Carolina’s experience shows that tax cuts provide little boost
Prosperity Watch (Issue 79, No. 3) October 30, 2017 As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., debate changing the federal tax code, North Carolina provides …
Publication Type: Prosperity Watch
Uneven recovery highlights pockets of economic distress in Eastern NC
For several months labor market data have revealed that metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) east of Interstate 95 are experiencing a much more challenging …
North Carolina Remains in Top 10 Hungriest States in the Nation
Last year, 15.1 percent of North Carolinians – representing more than half a million households – did not have enough to eat. North …
N.C. remains well below pre-recession employment levels
Prosperity Watch (Issue 80, No. 3) Nov. 28, 2017 In spite of the low headline unemployment rate, the job count in North Carolina …
N.C. families struggling to afford housing, facing eviction
Prosperity Watch (Issue 81, No. 1) Dec. 4, 2017 Eviction is a harsh reality for many North Carolina residents. With ever increasing rent …
10 Years since the Great Recession, and wage growth is not reaching many North Carolinians
Prosperity Watch (Issue 81, No. 2) Dec. 11, 2017 It’s been a decade since the Great Recession officially started in December 2007. Despite …
The slowest recovery in a generation
Prosperity Watch (Issue 81, No. 3) Dec. 18, 2017 The Great Recession created a deeper hole in North Carolina than any downturn since …
Recovery has not addressed racial barriers to economic opportunity and prosperity
Prosperity Watch (Issue 81, No. 4) Dec. 26, 2017 The Great Recession fell hardest on many communities and families that were already suffering …
Unemployment levels for Black workers two times that for whites in NC
Prosperity Watch (Issue 82, No. 2) Jan. 15, 2018 New national data released earlier this month found that the unemployment rate for Black …
Employment growth slowed in N.C. and nation in 2017
Prosperity Watch (Issue 82, No. 3) Jan. 29, 2018 Employment growth appears to have slowed in 2017, both across the country and in …