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By Laura Leslie. Raleigh, N.C. â Car repairs, home improvement jobs and appliance delivery and installation got a little more expensive in North Carolina on Tuesday. State and local sales tax is now collected on some labor charges. In Wake County, that's an extra 6.75 percent for a mechanic's time or the installation fees charged by Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement and others.
North Carolinaâs economic condition also differs widely. Its unemployment rate is 6.9% or 31st in the U.S. Its largest city, Raleigh, has an unemployment rate of 7.6% but the unemployment rate of its neighbor, West Raleigh, is just 6.2%. And Greensboro, the stateâs third largest city has an unemployment rate of 8.3%. Raleighâs population is