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As North Carolina’s economy continues to recover from the recession caused by the COVID pandemic, we have reviewed the data from the U.S. Census Bureau QWI Explorer to investigate how Black / African American employment and earnings have been affected between Q1 2019 and Q1 2021.

Rising housing prices are drawing the attention of the media, homeowners, and home shoppers across the country. In North Carolina, there is a lot of talk about low housing inventories, accelerating prices, and a lack of affordable housing in urban, suburban, and rural areas.

In December, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 91 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

The 2018-2028 long-term industry employment projections dashboards are a powerful new tool to explore anticipated trends in industry employment for North Carolina and its constituent regions. This blog provides a small set of tips for users that want to learn how to take advantage of the workbook, but are unsure of how to start.

The 2018-2028 long-term occupation projections dashboard is a powerful new tool to explore anticipated trends in occupational employment for North Carolina and its constituent regions. This blog provides a small set of tips for users that want to learn how to take advantage of the workbook but are unsure of how to start.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from November’s revised rate of 3.9 percent.

The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than any other nation on Earth, and recidivism is common: most individuals released from state prisons are re-arrested within two years. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that one of the surest antidotes to recidivism is a good job. In a recent study, we use data from the North Carolina Common Follow-up System to estimate the impact of post-release employment on recidivism. We show that individuals who find work after exiting prison return to prison at a significantly lower rate than their non-employed counterparts, with higher earnings leading to better recidivism outcomes.

In November, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 97 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from October’s revised rate of 4.1 percent.

In October, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 83 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from September’s revised rate of 4.3 percent.

In September, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in all of North Carolina's 100 counties.

LMI Tuesdays is the best thing to happen to Tuesdays since the day the author of this entry was born!  This entry will explain what exactly an LMI Tuesday is, highlight what we’ve covered with LMI Tuesdays, and hint at what we’ll cover going forwards.

We recently published that there has been growth in both the Hispanic Population and Labor Force.  This article follows up with additional information to put this growth in context.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from August’s revised rate of 4.3 percent.