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Justice Circle An artificially depressed federal (and state) minimum wage keeps poverty elevated in NC
Prosperity Watch, Issue 88, No. 4 (July 25, 2018) New research from the Economic Policy Institute finds that infrequent adjustments to the federal minimum …
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Economic divides revealed in designation of Opportunity Zones in North Carolina
Prosperity Watch (Issue 88, No. 4) July 30, 2018 The designation of census tracts for the federal Opportunity Zone program reveals the deep …
Black households in North Carolina typically bring home nearly $20,000 less than white households
Prosperity Watch, Issue 89, No. 1 Aug. 7, 2018 The current economic recovery is failing to close racial income gaps in most North …
Racial and ethnic gaps in infant mortality have grown in North Carolina
Prosperity Watch, Issue 89, No. 2 Aug. 13, 2018 Infant mortality data reveal long-standing economic and social disparities that exist along racial and …
N.C. isn’t investing enough to keep up with growing education needs
Prosperity Watch, Issue 90, No. 3 Aug. 22, 2018 North Carolina’s investment in many of the vital resources needed to deliver a quality …
In 2017, N.C. university graduates owed an average of $26,164 in student loans
Prosperity Watch, Issue 91, No. 4 Aug. 27, 2018 According to new data from LendEdu, the average amount of student debt held by …
Employment Outcomes Boosted by Anchor Institutions
Prosperity Watch, Issue 92, No. 1 Sept. 5, 2018 In the recently released State of Working North Carolina report this year, anchor institutions are …
More equitable spending by anchor institutions would lift historically underutilized businesses in North Carolina
Prosperity Watch, Issue 92, No. 2 Sept. 11, 2018 According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, public school systems in North Carolina were …
The New Gilded Age in NC: The gap between top 1% and everyone else is growing
Prosperity Watch, Issue 92, No. 3 Sept. 18, 2018 North Carolina’s economic recovery has not only failed to reach many communities, the income …
North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation in childhood poverty
Prosperity Watch, Issue 92, No. 4 Sept. 24, 2018 Last week, new data released from the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted the elevated rates …