B
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51%
51% -- share of owners with unfilled openings for North Carolina business owners (2026)
51% of North Carolina business owners report unfilled job openings.
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51%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
berryconsult.com
Primary
Tier C
https://berryconsult.com/en-us/local-services/increase-small-business-sales-north-carolina ↗
Source Article
Increase Small Business Sales in North Carolina
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berryconsult.com
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North Carolina business owners: 51% share of owners with unfilled openings. Source: berryconsult.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nc-owners-unfilled-openings
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