Source: Clara Lefton, TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/21/19


In a study ranking states experiencing the harshest economic effects of the government shutdown, North Carolina came in 12th. The Ascent, a part of financial services company The Motley Fool, ranked the states based on two factors: the loss of salary from federal government workers and the loss of income substitution provided through SNAP programs. 

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