/tags/employment Employment en-US Copyright Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:32:56 GMT /business-economy/2024-08-30/tourism-spending-rebounds-employment-beach-mountain Tourism revenue topped $35 billion dollars in 2023, a record high and 22% higher than in 2019. Income from that spending, or what shops and hotels made in profit, also hit a record high. But employment was still 6% below levels of 2019. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:32:56 GMT /business-economy/2024-08-30/tourism-spending-rebounds-employment-beach-mountain Jason deBruyn /news/2022-03-31/macys-building-nc-distribution-center-in-rowan-county-2-800-jobs-to-come The department store and online retail giant said in a news release that it will invest $584 million in the project in China Grove, 35 miles northeast of Charlotte. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:37:35 GMT /news/2022-03-31/macys-building-nc-distribution-center-in-rowan-county-2-800-jobs-to-come Associated Press /news/2022-01-07/qvc-files-notice-of-nearly-2-000-layoffs-after-facility-fire The company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily damaged by a fire, according to a filing with state officials. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:59:56 GMT /news/2022-01-07/qvc-files-notice-of-nearly-2-000-layoffs-after-facility-fire Associated Press /health/2021-11-10/north-carolina-shortage-21000-nurses-coming-decade-burnout North Carolina faces a shortage of as many as 21,000 qualified nurses in the coming decade if burnout rates continue. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:51:36 GMT /health/2021-11-10/north-carolina-shortage-21000-nurses-coming-decade-burnout Jason deBruyn /news/2021-08-20/nc-jobless-rate-inches-closer-to-pre-pandemic-level North Carolina's unemployment rate fell for the 10th consecutive month in July, the state Commerce Department reported on Friday, inching the percentage ever closer to pre-pandemic levels. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:54:48 GMT /news/2021-08-20/nc-jobless-rate-inches-closer-to-pre-pandemic-level Associated Press /news/2021-07-15/nc-business-owners-get-creative-to-recruit-staff-amid-worker-shortage North Carolina’s hospitality industry is facing significant worker shortages. And it’s prompting some businesses in the Triangle and elsewhere to find creative ways to attract and maintain staff. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:08:54 GMT /news/2021-07-15/nc-business-owners-get-creative-to-recruit-staff-amid-worker-shortage Laura Pellicer /news/2021-04-19/harris-pitches-2-3t-spending-plan-on-trip-to-north-carolina Vice President Kamala Harris came to central North Carolina on Monday to pitch the Biden administration's $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-generation” investment in America's future. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:01:56 GMT /news/2021-04-19/harris-pitches-2-3t-spending-plan-on-trip-to-north-carolina Associated Press /business-economy/2020-11-17/the-economy-has-never-worked-for-mothers-and-covid-19-is-pushing-more-women-out-of-work In September, 865,000 women left the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eighty percent of the people who stopped working or looking… Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:10:56 GMT /business-economy/2020-11-17/the-economy-has-never-worked-for-mothers-and-covid-19-is-pushing-more-women-out-of-work Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-17/the-economy-has-never-worked-for-mothers-and-covid-19-is-pushing-more-women-out-of-work In September, 865,000 women left the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eighty percent of the people who stopped working or looking… Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:10:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-17/the-economy-has-never-worked-for-mothers-and-covid-19-is-pushing-more-women-out-of-work Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /2019-05-23/former-inmates-are-getting-jobs-as-employers-ignore-stigma-in-bright-economy People convicted of felonies often have difficulties getting hired. But many employers say they're suffering a labor shortage, and attitudes toward hiring people with criminal records are changing. Thu, 23 May 2019 20:25:00 GMT /2019-05-23/former-inmates-are-getting-jobs-as-employers-ignore-stigma-in-bright-economy Jasmine Garsd