NC’s economic outlook among the top in nation

NC’s economic outlook among the top in nation

For the sixth straight year, North Carolina ranks among the top five states for economic outlook in the year ahead, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s latest Rich States, Poor States report. Every year since 2007, ALEC has released a State Economic Competitiveness Index report to examine each state’s economic outlook for the coming year. In the 2025 report, North Carolina placed fourth in economic outlook, trailing only beh…