North Carolina

By Heather Perkins

The current economic cost of professional and occupational regulation directly impacts one quarter¹ of the working population in the U.S. The number of professions or occupations requiring a government license is nearly one quarter² of the current working population. The majority³ of this increase has been the result of the increasing number of professions or occupations requiring a license. Recent domestic evidence also shows that states vary dramatically in their rates of licensure, ranging from 12 percent to 33 percent.