State Unemployment Rate Drops, Matching Average National Rate
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped from 3.8% to 3.6% last month, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This rate is still above the state’s rate for...
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Local Jobs Report: Decreasing Unemployment Yet Labor Force Participation Also...
The monthly local jobs report reveals unemployment rates and related economic indicators at the county level. The local jobs report for February released Wednesday shows unemployment rates decreased in...
View ArticleMarch Jobs Report: Decreasing Unemployment, But Concerns Lie Beneath the Surface
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in March according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This is lower than February’s revised rate of 3.6%, yet 0.2...
View ArticleHow to Feed a Culture of Dependency
Work and personal responsibility lead to prosperity, but the left increasingly favors programs that foster government dependencyThe Biden administration peddles expansive programs that punish work and...
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March’s Local Jobs Report Explained
The monthly local jobs report reveals unemployment rates and related economic indicators at the county level. The local jobs report for March released today shows unemployment rates decreased in 61...
View ArticleApril’s Jobs Report Explained
North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased again in April from March’s rate of 3.5% to 3.4% according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also...
View ArticleVoters Aren’t Buying What Biden’s Selling
Editors at the Washington Examiner assess bad polling news for President Biden. President Joe Biden is frustrated. Unemployment has fallen to a healthy 3.6%, the economy is growing at a decent 2.4%...
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The Jobs Report Before Christmas
North Carolina’s labor market has largely recovered from Covid lockdowns, but there is still room for improvementThe unemployment rate is slightly below pre-Covid levels (3.8 percent) at 3.5...
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The Problem of Men Not at Work
Nicholas Eberstadt documents a critical economic and social challenge. The US labor force more than doubled in size between 1965 and early 2023, rising from less than seventy-five million to over 165...
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Bidenomics Falls Short
Editors at the Washington Examiner pan the president’s economic policies. President Joe Biden hopes the latest jobs report will help convince voters that the economy is thriving under his policies,...
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