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Justice Circle 1 in 5 workers in N.C. are in industries on the frontlines of COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis reminds us all that the workers we least often celebrate are ones who sustain our well-being …
Publication Type: Prosperity Watch
N.C. workers still aren’t earning enough to meet basic needs
The persistent challenge facing too many North Carolinians is that their income is too low to secure a basic standard of living, let …
Housing unaffordable for half of N.C. renters
Far too many North Carolinians are caught in the vice of rising rents and stagnating wages. The most recent American Community Survey found …
Stock Market Surges While NC Wages Stagnate
The last ten years of economic growth have done little to boost wages in North Carolina. While the stock market more than doubled …
Decade in Review: Employment Growth Has Been Weak Since 2010
The decade since the end of the Great Recession has seen tepid job growth and North Carolina losing much of the lead it previously held compared to employment gains nationwide.
Decade in Review: N.C.’s median household income at the end of this decade still hasn’t reached year 2000 levels, despite recent growth.
North Carolina’s median household income at the end of this decade still hasn’t reached year 2000 levels, despite recent growth.
North Carolina one of top 10 food-insecure states
This Thanksgiving, as many of us enjoy an abundance of food, some North Carolinians are struggling to put food on the table. North …
Neighborhoods all over N.C. continue down path to gentrification
North Carolina is experiencing substantial population growth, particularly in its cities.[1] More than 60 people a day move to Wake County.[2] The state’s urban economies …
Paying for energy costs harder for families living in poverty
As temperatures start to drop, many North Carolinians are turning up the heat in their homes, which can get expensive. Energy affordability is …
77 N.C. counties have jobless rates that are the same or higher than last year
While much attention is being paid to the September national and state unemployment rates of 3.3 percent and 3.5 percent, one risks overlooking …