WRAL Tech Wire

I think a reason why NC's unemployment remains high is that there just is not a large industrial presence in this state yet. There are high tech companies in NC - but most of the software and equipment they make is bought by out of state companies. When the big ones like IBM lay off and slow hiring - those displaced workers often have a harder time than aniticipated finder local employers who can use their skills. Their high tech skills are still in high demand, but most openings are out of state. When several large IT firms simultaneously lay off and slow hiring the market becomes filled with a lot of IT worker with good skills who suddenly have to scramble for the few local positions available. It's like having an automobile plant in a state that still rides horses. Having a small industrial base also impacts the unskilled who would normally be the factory workers, they are forced into low paying service industry positions.

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