5 years of economic growth yields no improvement for NC's working families

According to new census data, the NC Justice Center reports that:

A half-decade of economic growth has failed to improve the financial well-being of the typical North Carolina family. Despite some slight improvements in 2006, median household income and poverty rates remain essentially unchanged from their 2001 levels. Moreover, an estimated 16.6 percent of North Carolinians lack health insurance.

Read the entire report here.