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North Carolinians are feeling historic relief this tax season thanks to President Trump and Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts, as the average refund tops $3,700.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2026 @ 10:59 am
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina residents experienced a slightly lower inflation rate in January 2026 compared to the national average, according to the latest data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released Feb. 13.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 @ 4:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Center Square: North Carolina has an unemployment of 3.7% for September, lower than the national average of 4.4%.
Published: Friday, December 26th, 2025 @ 3:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NJ's electric rates are well above the national average and soaring higher
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2025 @ 7:40 am
By: John Steed
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Charlotte’s office delinquency rates is at 30%, well above the national average of around 5%.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The national average is just under the 2012 record.
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 5:24 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Both Locke and the Carolina Journal in the last couple of days have highlighted work by the Tax Foundation highlighting ways North Carolina could continue its pro-growth tax reform.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The report states that North Carolina is among the most consolidated and least affordable for healthcare, but its hospitals were three times more profitable than the national average in 2019.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2022, national average gas prices in the United States reached their highest point since GasBuddy began keeping track, and they could remain elevated relative to earlier levels next year.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 6:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased for the second consecutive month in September according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 2:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hispanic conservative grassroots group, LIBRE Initiative, handed out gift cards at a grocery store in Charlotte to highlight the struggle of N.C. families to make ends meet under history inflation.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s employment situation improved again in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, remaining below the national average of 3.6%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The National Education Association’s 2022 “Rankings and Estimates” report included an average teacher salary figure that was significantly lower than the $55,905 average reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The national average price for gas has jumped to $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008 as prices continue to worsen during Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.9% and still remained below the national average of 4.2%. Jobs in Leisure & Hospitality and Professional & Business Services continued to grow and outpace other sectors, up 10% and 5% from last year respectively.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 4:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC’s rate of 3.4% is higher than the national 3.2% average, clocking in at 16th highest in the country.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 8:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Much of the recent discussion about public school teacher pay in North Carolina has focused on the “national average.” To the extent that policymakers want to target that average, they ought to consider how other workers in this state stack up against their counterparts across the country.
Published: Friday, April 12th, 2019 @ 9:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's economy is in reasonably good shape. Over the past five years of available data, our state's employers have added 480,000 net new jobs, with our job-creation rate exceeding the national and Southeastern averages
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether North Carolina pays its public schoolteachers at a level close or equal to the national average is one of the most-debated issues in state politics. Alas, it doesn't deserve to be
Published: Monday, July 2nd, 2018 @ 1:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, the National Education Association (NEA) released their annual Rankings and Estimates report. According to the report, North Carolina's average teacher salary for 2018, estimated by NEA researchers to be $50,861, ranked 37th out of 50 states and Washington, D.C., an improvement of two sp
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent national report dinged North Carolina for its lower-than-average "per-pupil expenditure." At least one state lawmaker is likely to grumble openly about that result.
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The infant mortality rate remains frustratingly high in North Carolina compared to the national average, a report from the state Department of Health and Human Services finds
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2017 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you'll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2017 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The results are in. More North Carolina students are taking and passing college level advanced placement courses, and students are scoring higher than the national average on the revised SAT exam
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 9:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a multi-year investment in North Carolina teachers that would raise teacher salaries to first in the Southeast in three years and at least the national average in five years
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The evidence is undeniable: North Carolina has outperformed regional and national averages in most standard measures of economic growth, including job creation, gross domestic product, and personal income, since conservatives took control of state government
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy continues to outperform the national and regional averages - which is one reason why, the results of the gubernatorial election notwithstanding, the state's policy fundamentals are unlikely to change in the foreseeable future
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped even lower to 4.6 percent in August, the lowest since April 2007.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 9:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped even lower to 4.6 percent in August, the lowest since April 2007
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 9:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Reversing a trend, North Carolina has experienced ten consecutive quarters of per capita income growth equal to or greater than the national average, the latest data show
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's unemployment rate decreased below the national average to 4.7 percent in July
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2016 @ 9:26 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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To mark National Teacher Appreciation Day, Governor McCrory today launched a petition urging North Carolinians to add their name to show their support of his plan to raise average teacher pay in North Carolina to $50,000 plus benefits
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2016 @ 1:35 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2015 with a total of $21.9 billion, a 2.7 percent increase over 2014 which outpaced the national average for growth last year of only 2.1 percent
Published: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 @ 8:18 pm
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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In March, the National Education Association released its latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and trailed No. 41-ranked Louisiana by just over $100. The new edition of the report should be...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In March, the National Education Association (NEA) released their latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and trailed 41st-ranked Louisiana by just over $100. The new edition of the report should be released...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Existing businesses in North Carolina are taxed at rates below the national average, and new firms generally benefit from tax rates beneath national norms, making the Tar Heel State an attractive place to do business, a new study concluded.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, North Carolina added some 11,000 jobs in April and nearly 107,000 jobs over the 12-month period. That's a annual growth rate in payroll employment of 2.6 percent, which exceeds the national and Southeastern averages (each 2.2 percent).
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 3:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to most economic indicators, North Carolina's economy is on the upswing. Job growth exceeds the regional and national averages. The state's recent decline in unemployment - even when you include discouraged workers who've dropped out of the labor force - is one of the largest in the...
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 9:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. economy continues to recover from the depths of the Great Recession, and North Carolina continues to recover at a faster rate than the national average. But few would describe the general trend as impressive by historical standards
Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2014 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state of Washington has the highest minimum wage in the country at $9.32 an hour. Consequently, the state has the third highest teenage unemployment rate in the country at 30.6 percent. This is almost 10 percentage points higher than the national average of about 21 percent.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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