Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released both national and state unemployment and jobs data from September.
It’s no secret that one of the biggest shifts in work life in the past few years has been the increasing popularity of remote work as the pandemic forced offices everywhere to shut down.
As released in the Bureau of Labor Statistics report earlier last month, North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in August, up from 3.5 percent in July.
Gas prices nationally have continued to decrease since June of this year — prices haven’t been this low since early March of 2022.
Governor Roy Cooper announced last week that Wolfspeed Inc, a leading manufacturer of semiconductors, was in the process of building a new facility in Siler City that is expected to bring in an estimated $5 billion in investments for the town and Chatham County across the next eight years.
Through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), millions of North Carolinians are set to face lower health care costs through cut prescription drug costs, lower health insurance premiums, and expanded coverage, especially if they’re a senior or part of a family.
A historically large federal investment towards combating climate change, extending health care subsidies, and capping prescription drug costs are just some of the items in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday, following its passage along party lines in both the Senate (51-50) and House (220-207).