Donald Trump at a rally in Wilmington, NC | X - @TeamTrump
Donald Trump at a rally in Wilmington, NC | X - @TeamTrump
At a campaign rally in Wilmington, Donald Trump declared that women are facing worse conditions under the current administration, claiming they are "poorer, less healthy, and less safe" than they were four years ago.
“Women are poorer than they were four years ago, are less healthy than they were four years ago, are less safe on the streets than they were four years ago—I will fix all of that and fast and at long last this national nightmare we're going through will be over,” Trump said at the rally. “Women will be happy, healthy, confident and free.”
Nationally, the unemployment rate for women aged 16 and over rose from 3.5 percent in Aug. 2023 to 4.1 percent in Aug. 2024, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor.
According to the myFutureNC dashboard, women historically have lower labor force participation rates than men, with “nearly nine in every ten North Carolina men ages 25-44 in the labor force compared to nearly eight in every ten women (89% vs. 79%)” in 2022.
Data released by the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) shows that North Carolina families spent an average of $1,017 more for goods and services – including transportation, shelter costs, energy, and food – in July 2024 than they were spending prior to the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration.
Per the analysis, the average North Carolina household has spent a cumulative $25,953 more since January of 2021 than if pre-2021 trends under the Trump administration had continued.
As the JEC report notes, in the U.S. Census Bureau's South Atlantic division — which includes North Carolina — the cumulative inflation rate since January 2021 is 21.7 percent, 1.5 percent higher than the national rate. Moreover, compared to July 2023, it costs the average North Carolina household $165 more every month to maintain the same living standard.
The JEC's State Inflation Tracker reveals that with regard to transportation costs, the average North Carolina household currently spends $262 more per month than in January 2021, with a cumulative spending increase of $8,583 since January 2021 due to inflation.
With regard to shelter costs, the average North Carolina household currently spends $251 more per month than in January 2021, with a cumulative spending increase of $5,372 since January 2021 due to inflation.
In terms of energy costs, the average North Carolina household currently spends $119 more per month than in January 2021, with a cumulative spending increase of $3,934 since January 2021 due to inflation.
Food costs are similarly inflated, and as a result, the average North Carolina household currently spends $119 more per month than in January 2021, with a cumulative spending increase of $2,972 since January 2021 due to inflation.
There are currently 7,567,009 registered voters in North Carolina. In 2020 the presidential election in North Carolina was decided by 74,483 votes, according to the North Carolina Board of Elections. North Carolina residents wanting to register can do so now through October 31 online through Secure Vote North Carolina.
Alerts Sign-up