Report Says NC Lags In Upward Mobility

A new study says it's getting tougher for young people to get ahead in North Carolina. And it predicts the situation is likely to get worse.

The report says children of low-income families are being left stuck at the bottom of the economic ladder without a path forward.

According to the News and Observer, the problem could worsen as poor and minority children with the least education become a larger share of the population.

Projections show that future jobs will require more education, while a growing number of North Carolinians will be less prepared.

The report was compiled by MDC, a nonpartisan research center in Durham and commissioned by the John Belk Endowment.

It finds that Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh and Fayetteville rank in the bottom 10 of the nation's 100 largest commuting zones.