A quarter of respondents are worried about losing their job within the next 12 months
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 9:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s economy, battered by COVID-19 itself as well as government’s costly attempts to contain its spread, is still struggling to recover.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 7:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Roughly two-thirds of restaurant employees have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, according to an industry study.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 3:07 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Raising the government-mandated minimum wage to $15 per hour could cost North Carolina 334,000 jobs
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after North Carolina's unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent. That represents a 1.2 point drop from October 2013 and is 2.5 points lower than January 2013 when the governor entered office.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 10:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congress should give President Barack Obama more power — when it comes to the issue of free trade, that is. Conservatives and constitutionalists are rightly concerned about recent arrogations or abuse of power by the executive branch. They should demand greater oversight by Congress and the...
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 8:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers were presented Tuesday with a litany of potential horror stories related to the federal Affordable Care Act. At its worst, Obamacare would sock North Carolina with thousands of job losses, double-digit insurance premium increases, deep Medicare cuts to help pay for the health...
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Congressional Budget Office - long the target of much love and affection by liberals and mainstream media types - is now feeling their wrath.
Published: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 @ 9:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Economic researchers say a study claiming more than 20,000 job-years were created in North Carolina as a result of legislation mandating the purchase of renewable energy likely exaggerates that outcome while downplaying job losses resulting from that mandate.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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