Stan Veuger explores the economic impact of declining American fertility. In 2024, the U.S. fertility rate reached a new low of 1.6. Net immigration started declining rapidly that same year…
Stan Veuger, Wendy Edelberg, and Tara Watson probe the economic impact of the Trump administration’s approach toward immigration. The first year of the second Trump administration has seen dramatic changes…
North Carolina’s employment situation improved once again last month as the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% for March according to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The state…
According to the latest North Carolina Department of Commerce release, North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in December 2021. The gap between state and national unemployment continues to narrow as the…
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.9% and still remained below the national average of 4.2%. Jobs in Leisure & Hospitality and Professional & Business Services continued to grow and…
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about a regulatory sandbox bill moving through the N.C. General Assembly. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why North Carolina’s labor force shouldn’t be…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explores a demographic challenge for China. China has a problem: not enough people. If you didn’t see that one coming, you haven’t been paying…
Gene Epstein‘s latest “Economic Beat” column in Barron’s explores causes of sluggish growth in American gross domestic product. When it comes to economic growth, labor productivity isn’t everything—it’s close to…
James Pethokoukis explains for National Review Online readers why it would make more sense for President Obama and his allies to focus on job creation, rather than income inequality. Before…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on the legal issues tied to a challenge of North Carolina’s new law ending public school teacher tenure. John Hood’s Daily Journal shows…
From John Hood’s Daily Journal: * There were 135,300 more payroll jobs in June 2013 than there were in June 2011. However, North Carolina is still down 103,000 payroll jobs…
Unemployment in the Charlotte metro went up to 9.5 percent in May, up from 9.1 percent in April, with the unemployment rate in Mecklenburg County at 9.6 percent in May.…