Mel Umbarger
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Statement on Governor Cooper’s proposed budget
Statement from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of the NC Budget & Tax Center, on Governor Cooper’s proposed budget: The Governor’s budget doesn’t do more damage at a critical point in the recovery, but neither does it go far enough to mitigate the harm done by the budget he signed last year and the pandemic…
What we were up to in April 2022
Here are some highlights of what were up to in April at the Budget & Tax Center, as well as some upcoming stuff.
Living Income Standard
The Living Income Standard is a measurement that gives a more accurate and comprehensive picture than more traditional measures of what it takes for a family to make ends meet in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
NC Budget & Tax Center releases NC Budget Report
A new report from the NC Budget & Tax Center released today assesses the final budget passed in November 2021, ahead of the short legislative session that begins on May 18 and could feature discussion of revisions to the second year of the biennial budget. Read the Report The report includes easy-to-read tables of the…
What we were up to in March 2022
Here are some highlights of what we’ve been up to in March at the Budget & Tax Center, as well as some upcoming stuff.
Today’s new local labor market data shows some cities are still struggling to replace jobs
(Feb. 2, 2022) — New county-level jobs data was released today for North Carolina. Here are a few highlights: Nearly three-quarters of NC counties still have fewer people working than before the pandemic arrived. Almost half of North Carolina’s counties have fewer people working than before the economic collapse of 2008. The Greensboro-High Point area…
What we were up to in February 2022
In case you missed it, here are some highlights of what we’ve been up to for the past month at the Budget & Tax Center, as well as some upcoming stuff.
North Carolina Labor Market Data
If you would like more information about any data on this page, please contact us at [email protected]. Please feel free to download images of these graphics for use in your work, as long as you cite the NC Budget & Tax Center and link back to this page. There are buttons beneath each chart to…
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