you're a duke grad. spent most of your business career in north carolina.planted from the feet up as far as north carolina goes. it is one of the most dynamic economies of any states in the country but was hit very hard during the recession, primarily because there are so many banking interests in north carolina, in charlotte. has it recovered fully? is now the time when you can say that's behind us? >> i would say no. if you asked the same question about what is happening on the ground, we've got lots of college grads here that are still looking for work. they're underemployed and unfortunately a lot of jobs that are being created are actually part-time jobs that folks don't really want. they're looking for full-time jobs. or they are full-time jobs they don't want. they are simply stepping stones to waiting for a real job they were trained for. david: well, mike, actually, that is one of the discouraging factors that came out of this jobs report. the big increase in number of part-time workers. also the labor participation rate remains very small compared

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