Case Study - Business and the Economy

Business and the Economy in North Carolina

Narrative Overviews

The North Carolina Economy, Incentive Task Force Interim Report, Nov. 8 1995
Economic Snapshot, Rick Carlisle, Economic Policy Advisor to the Governor
Competing in the 21st Century, Making Manufacturing & Technology Work for North Carolina, A Report of the North Carolina Alliance for Competitive Technologies (via NC ACT Web site)

Recent News Articles

Triangle job growth ranks high, Raleigh News & Observer, Feb. 15, 1996
NC slowdown forecast, Charlotte Observer, Jan. 23, 1996
Schools are still not graduating people smart enough to work, Greensboro News & Record, Jan. 21, 1996
NC jobless rate up sharply, Charlotte Observer, Jan 20, 1996
Bank index: Carolinas ahead on growth Charlotte Observer, Dec. 1, 1995

Key Links

North Carolina Department of Commerce Web
- NC Partnerships for Regional Economic Development
North Carolina Office of State Planning (Home page)
- State Demographics
Labor Market Information Division, North Carolina Employment Security Commission
- tables on population, per capita income, nonfarm earnings, retail sales, and new and expanded industry
Demographic/Economic Data from the North Carolina State Data Center
Statistical Profile of North Carolina Counties from the Bureau of the Census
Regional Economic Information System (Univ. of Virginia)
- Economic data for U.S. regions, states, counties, or MSAs (1969-1997) from the Bureau of Economic Analysis

Source: Employment Security Commission, 1994
from Competing in the 21st Century, NC ACT