Weekly gas price update…
Average retail gasoline prices in North Carolina decreased by two cents last week to $3.29 as of Monday, Oct. 3. This compares with the national average, which increased by 10 cents last week to $3.75 per gallon, according to www.northcarolinagasprices.com.
National, state debt update…
As of Monday, Oct. 3, the United States’ national debt was $30,927,955,567,955 according to www.usdebtclock.org. That debt figure breaks down to $92,826 in debt per person and $245,822 in debt per taxpayer. Also as of Monday, Oct. 3, North Carolina’s state debt was $52,007,474,469, which breaks down to $5,011 in debt per citizen.
State unemployment and food stamp update…
As of Monday, Oct. 3, 188,990 state residents were registered as unemployed, according to www.usdebtclock.org, and 1,812,988 North Carolinians were registered as food stamp recipients out of a total state population of 10,341,782.
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