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As job growth remains weak, Price pushes for American Jobs Act (audio)

New figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the economy added 103,000 new jobs in September. But the increase was not enough to move the nation’s unemployment rate downward,...

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New study: Workers working harder, but wage inequality soars

A new study from the N.C. Budget and Tax Center confirms what a lot of worker advocates have been saying for some time: average North Carolina workers are working harder and more productively than ever...

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BLS: Positive Net Job Creation Since January 2009

Our national economy may be doing better than we thought.  Despite a disappointing state unemployment report from DES last week, we got a jolt of good news this morning on the national economy, with...

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Prosperity Watch: State’s employment looking for growth in all the wrong places

As seen in the latest issue of Prosperity Watch, North Carolina’s persistently high unemployment rate is not only the result of having 3 workers for every available job, but also due to weaknesses in...

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Youth employment at the lowest level since World War II

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests an entire generation of young Tar Heels is aging with limited work experience or job-readiness skills. Last year, nearly 6.5 million American...

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Why ending the corporate income tax won’t create jobs

In his press conference yesterday, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis reiterated his desire to eliminate the state’s corporate income tax, expressing his earnest (but misguided) belief that...

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Prosperity Watch: State job creation lags nation, but gap beginning to close

Earlier this week, the N.C. Division of Employment Security released the latest jobs numbers for January, and unsurprisingly, North Carolina’s labor market is continuing to struggle. As the latest...

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Prosperity Watch: North Carolina creating jobs in all the wrong places

According to the latest issue of Prosperity Watch, North Carolina’s job growth has remained stubbornly stagnant over the last year, with the unemployment rate stuck between 9.6 and 9.4 since February...

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Prosperity Watch: Economy grows, but job creation stalls

This week’s issue of Prosperity Watch grapples with an under-reported and historically unprecedented trend in North Carolina’s economy–while the state has experienced a total of more than 4 percent...

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NC’s job growth comes in lowest-wage industries (video)

As we approach Labor Day weekend, new data from the state Division of Employment Security  shows unemployment rates fell in 97 of North Carolina’s 100 counties last month. However, most of the job...

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A jobs recovery still waiting to happen

In remarks at Monday’s economic forecast forum, a number of speakers sought to take credit for enacting policies in 2013 that they believe have contributed to big drops in the unemployment rate since...

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Still the pits: Why cherry-picked jobs data are not a true reflection of NC...

Crossposted on NC Policy Watch Over the past few months, Governor McCrory has been claiming his policies—especially cutting unemployment benefits—are responsible for reducing the state’s unemployment...

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Different town, same inaccurate claims about the unemployment rate

Governor McCrory is at it again—incorrectly claiming that his decision to dramatically cut unemployment benefits is responsible for turning around the state’s job market. During a visit to Morganton...

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Falling labor force continues to drive drop in unemployment rate

North Carolina’s falling labor force continues to drive reductions in the state’s unemployment rate, according to the February jobs report released by Division of Employment Security this morning. Over...

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Another poor jobs report

Another month, another underwhelming jobs report for North Carolina. The Tar Heel state created fewer jobs and saw a smaller percentage of unemployed workers find employment than the rest of the nation...

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Weak job growth slows down recovery across many North Carolina metros

An important measure of a positive jobs report is whether progress is being made in creating enough jobs to recover all the jobs that were lost during the Great Recession. By this measure, however,...

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Prosperity Watch: State sees boom in ultra-low-wage jobs

We keep hearing that North Carolina’s economy is turning around. But while it’s true that we’re slowly making progress in replacing the jobs lost during the Great Recession, the bad news is that the...

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Another dismal jobs report for NC metro areas

Another new jobs report, the same old story for North Carolina’s metro areas–too many of the state’s urban centers are struggling to create jobs and meaningfully create opportunities for the...

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Profile in hate: Congressman Robert Pittenger’s homophobic blather

An editorial in this morning’s Charlotte Observer shines a light on the noxious views of North Carolina congressman Robert Pittenger: Is it OK for a company to fire someone solely because he is gay?...

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Pittenger now denying he made (recorded) anti-LGBT comments

The story of Congressman Robert Pittenger’s clearly genuine but remarkably disturbing comments in favor of the right of employers to fire people because of their sexual orientation just keeps getting...

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