economy

Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North Carolina’s latest unemployment data. RALEIGH — A state government that relies on federal bailouts, temporary…

Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North Carolina’s latest unemployment data. RALEIGH — Uncertainty about the economic future continues to slow North…

Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing North Carolina’s latest unemployment data. RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers should resist calls for more government…

RALEIGH — As North Carolina continues to struggle with one of the nation’s worst unemployment rates, elected leaders are pushing job-creation gimmicks and ignoring policy changes that would be more…

RALEIGH — New state data show North Carolina entering its second year of double-digit unemployment. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert says evidence of continued employment woes should prompt…

RALEIGH — Now that North Carolina has registered nearly a full year of double-digit unemployment, state leaders should examine the obstacles that block creation of new jobs in this state.

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s latest record-breaking unemployment numbers and recent projections of slow economic growth should prompt the state’s elected leaders to rethink their tax and spending policies. That’s the…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s 10th straight month of double-digit unemployment should raise doubts about the president’s latest promise of economic stimulus. That’s the reaction from the John Locke Foundation’s top…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s ongoing struggles with double-digit unemployment raise questions about government claims dealing with economic recovery. That’s the assessment of the John Locke Foundation’s top budget analyst. Click…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s continuing struggles with unemployment paint a poor picture of the state’s strategy for attracting new jobs — especially the policy of awarding targeted tax breaks to…