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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should we revive the idea of a negative income tax?
Income inequality, poverty, hunger, unemployment — these are all issues that have been with us for a while ... Read more
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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Let’s head off labor shortages
It may sound preposterous at the moment, with North Carolina’s unemployment rate still significantly above its pre-COVID rate, ... Read more
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Stanly’s unemployment rate remains unchanged at roughly 5 percent
Stanly County’s unemployment rate remained at roughly 5 percent for January, the same as the past few months, ... Read more
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Stanly County looks back one year after COVID-19 began
Terry and Patricia Harris were like a lot of people last year when it came to their initial ... Read more
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For third straight month, Stanly’s unemployment remains the same
Stanly County’s unemployment rate was 5 percent for December, marking the third straight month the rate has essentially ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What’s the real unemployment rate?
The unemployment rate is the most watched economic indicator by the media and the public. It’s easy to ... Read more
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Stanly’s October unemployment falls to roughly 5 percent
Stanly County’s unemployment rate fell by half a percentage point in October, according to new county-specific data from ... Read more
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Stanly’s September unemployment largely remained the same
Stanly County’s unemployment rate remained practically the same for September, increasing by only a negligible amount, according to ... Read more
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Stanly’s June unemployment falls to 6.3 percent
While the coronavirus continues to spread in Stanly County, the county did receive welcome news as it saw ... Read more
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Are we in for a strong economic recovery?
My best friend at N.C. State University was a physicist. We had much in common. We were both ... Read more