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Economic State In North Carolina

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Laura Lee
Published March 26, 2015 at 12:10 PM EDT
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Andrew Magill

New numbers from the U.S. Department of Commerce showpersonal income in North Carolina is lower than the national average.

The state ranks 38th in average annual income. And North Carolina’s unemployment numbers are improving but does that show the full picture? High-wage jobs are vanishing and North Carolinians are taking low-wage positions.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Triangle Business Journalreporter Jason deBruyn.

Business & EconomyThe State of ThingsJason deBruynTriangle Business JournalU.S. Department of CommerceWagesIncomeNC Unemployment
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Laura Lee
Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
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