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Right-to-Work laws, which simply state that employees can not be compelled to belong to or pay dues to a union as a condition of employment, are decidedly pro-worker and pro-growth.
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2022 @ 7:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning’s jobs report shows an acceleration in job growth in February and an upward revision to January’s job growth.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 3:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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New statewide employment data released today reveals that North Carolina has reached a major milestone adding more than 300,000 new jobs since Governor Pat McCrory entered office in 2013
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 2:03 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Last week I had the honor of speaking in favor of occupational licensing reform before a legislative oversight committee (you can view my presentation here)...
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 5:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on North Carolina's latest unemployment numbers
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2016 @ 3:27 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Progressive critics of North Carolina's historic 2013 tax reforms are quick to seize on topline unemployment rate figures in an attempt to discredit the rate cuts. But a closer look shows that in fact our state has enjoyed stellar job growth since taxes were cut.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing continues to produce the most registered nurses in North Carolina and its graduates pass the state nursing exam at a rate above the state average, according to data in a report prepared for the UNC Board of Governors.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Human beings have debated the proper scope and purpose of government ever since the formal institution of government was invented.
Published: Monday, May 26th, 2014 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Newly revised employment data show that 2013 was the strongest year for job growth in North Carolina since the Great Recession. Those numbers contradict liberal arguments about the impact of policies adopted by the conservative-led General Assembly, according to new analysis from the...
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 2:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's certainly reasonable for people to use the unemployment rate and the number of jobs created to evaluate the performance of an economy.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Newly released employment data show signs of growing strength in the North Carolina economy, with the second-highest reported annual increase in new jobs in the state since the onset of the Great Recession. That's the assessment of John Locke Foundation President John Hood.
Published: Friday, January 31st, 2014 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The website newgeography.org recently published a study of which metro areas have the most economic momentum as 2014 gets under way. The Praxis Strategy Group looked at factors such as GDP growth, job growth, unemployment rates, population growth and migration from other states.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 11:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Traffic jams happen when too many cars try to traverse too little roadway. Thus there are two main ways to reduce the number of traffic jams. One is to reduce the number of cars trying to travel the same road at the same time. The other is to increase the road capacity that cars can travel.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 6:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina businesses have struggled mightily against the 15,000+ new regulations, amendments and rules that have been implemented in our state over the past decade. Our high unemployment rate and stagnant growth are proof that you cannot regulate an economy into riches.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Our state has been suffering with high unemployment and sluggish economic growth since the 2008 financial crisis primarily because of an inadequate educational system, high taxes and poor investments by state government.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 1:41 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Our state has been suffering with high unemployment and sluggish economic growth since the 2008 financial crisis primarily because of an inadequate educational system, high taxes and poor investments by state government.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 3:45 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If North Carolina were a separate country, its economy would be one of the weakest in the developed world based on average employment rates, and its tax climate for economic growth would be nothing short of "horrendous."
Published: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In February 2011, according to the NCESC, the percentage of Beaufort County residents, over the age of 15, who reported being unsuccessful in procuring employment for pay was 10.7 percent.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2011 @ 4:49 pm
By: BCN
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