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Justice Circle Putting a health insurance card in more North Carolinians pockets
With one of the largest uninsured populations in the country, North Carolina is home to far too many people who lack the regular …
Publication Type: Prosperity Watch
Employment growth is not equitable across North Carolina counties
There are 49 counties that have not fully recovered since December 2007 — that is, they have fewer jobs today than they did 11 years ago.
State policy can address poverty and boost N.C.’s economy
As the General Assembly begins the long session this week, analysis of the latest data on poverty in North Carolina demonstrates the potential …
Some progress in 2018, but racial barriers to employment persist
As we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, it is time to both celebrate the progress that he helped …
Federal government employment is vital to N.C. economy
The partial government shutdown provides an increasingly painful reminder of how important the federal government is as an employer in North Carolina.
January tax cuts set the stage for two-year budget development
On January 1st, North Carolina’s tax rates on individual income and corporate profits were lowered once again. These reductions were scheduled to go …
2018: A Year of Consolidating Economic Gains for the Top
As we begin 2019, the Budget & Tax Center is re-releasing our most read Prosperity Watch analyses from 2018. These weekly data snapshots …
Poverty data suggests NC is facing another lost decade
Prosperity Watch (Issue 45, No. 2) January 13, 2015 Poverty reduction is idling in neutral for North Carolina and most of its 100 …
North Carolina’s upside-down tax system asks the most from those with the least
Prosperity Watch (Issue 45, No. 3) January 20, 2015 Low- and middle-income North Carolinians pay a larger share of their income in state …
An Exceptionally Unequal Recovery
Prosperity Watch (Issue 45, No. 4) January 27, 2015 A new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that the Great Recession was over a …