Labor Day 2026: North Carolina ranks best for business economy, dead last for workers

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 876

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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North Carolina is consistently ranked among America’s top states for business. But a new ranking by Oxfam lists the state dead last in this year’s 2026 Best States to Work Index.

Oxfam, a global nonprofit focused on poverty and inequality, examined 37 policies including wages, worker protections, and the right to organize to determine which states do the best job of supporting workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto …

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