Logan Rockefeller Harris

Posts by Logan Rockefeller Harris

Chart showing percentage of people working in US (59.9%) vs in NC (58.4%)
Blog
July 22, 2022

North Carolina’s job growth continued in June, but wages aren’t keeping up with rising costs

Statewide job growth North Carolina is continuing at a fast clip, with nearly 26,000  jobs added in June. The latest data show that the state now has over 130,000 more jobs  than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping North Carolina ahead of the U.S. by this measure of economic recovery. The percentage of residents working in the state remains stubbornly 1.5 percentage points  lower than in the U.S. as whole, a gap that hasn’t shifted much since the Great Recession.

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Tools & Resources
June 28, 2022

Economic County Snapshots 2022

The NC Budget & Tax Center publishes Economic County Snapshots every year that include indicators for each county in NC on employment, poverty and income, housing, health, education, and supports for working families — all of which come from a variety of sources.

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Blog
May 25, 2022

We are union proud and union strong at the Budget & Tax Center

As the chair of NC Budget & Tax Center’s staff union, I’m so proud to say that we’ve been a unionized workplace since our first day of operations. Our small-but-mighty union is a member of the National Organization of Legal Service Workers, which represents workers in advocacy and legal aid non-profits across the country. What…

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Tools & Resources
May 12, 2022

Key Sources of State and Federal Funding for Local Broadband Infrastructure and Digital Inclusion in North Carolina

North Carolina communities are poised to receive big investments in broadband infrastructure and digital equity, thanks to the passage of major federal funding through the American Rescue Plan and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts in 2021. This summary provides an overview of key programs at the state and federal levels that are active or in development.

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Report
May 3, 2022

Here’s what it takes to make ends meet in your NC county

The 2022 Living Income Standard (LIS) strives to capture how much income a working family with children needs to afford basic expenses.

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