Best and Worst States to Work in America 2023

https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/countries/united-states/poverty-in-the-us/best-states-to-work-2023/?emci=fbe6e050-0013-ef11-96f3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=5dd2741b-0213-ef11-96f3-6045bdd9e096&ceid=437720

This map illustrates the states of working America. You can see which states have the most robust laws to mandate adequate wages, safe conditions, and rights to organize.

States have had to step up for workers and their families in the past few decades, as Congress has stalled on taking action. For example, while the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 14 years, most states have mandated higher wages.

Explore, learn, and then join us in taking action and demanding better for working families in the U.S.

Overall score: How the states rank

How does your state rank? The index covers all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. This map illustrates the combined scores of the three dimensions (wage policies, worker protections, rights to organize).

North Carolina ranks #52

North Carolina ranks #52 overall; #52 for wage policies, #51 for worker protection policies, and #49 for rights to organize.

https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/countries/united-states/poverty-in-the-us/best-states-to-work-2023/scorecard/?state=NC

HOW DOES NORTH CAROLINA SCORE IN THE POLICY AREAS?

Wage policies ranking: #52

The minimum wage is $7.25

This is 18.86% of the cost of living for a family of four ($38.44 ).

The tipped minimum wage is $2.13 .
This is 29.38% of the minimum wage.

Average unemployment benefits cover 9.43% of wages needed to cover cost of living.

Localities in North Carolina can not set the minimum wage above the state standard.

North Carolina does not extend its minimum wage policy to cover farmworkers.

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