/tags/nc-unemployment NC Unemployment en-US Copyright Fri, 20 May 2022 16:56:37 GMT /business-economy/2022-05-20/north-carolina-jobless-rate-falls-dropping-1990-levels-economy A General Assembly staff economist wrote last week that state employment had returned to pre-pandemic levels last summer and had exceeded them. Fri, 20 May 2022 16:56:37 GMT /business-economy/2022-05-20/north-carolina-jobless-rate-falls-dropping-1990-levels-economy Associated Press /news/2022-04-18/stats-show-entrepreneurship-still-hot-in-nc-and-heres-why Experts say this is a knock-on effect of business shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees shifted to a work-from-home model that didn't require them to be in major metros. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:33:49 GMT /news/2022-04-18/stats-show-entrepreneurship-still-hot-in-nc-and-heres-why Jason deBruyn /business-economy/2022-04-14/north-carolina-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly-march The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point last month to 3.5 percent. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:48:53 GMT /business-economy/2022-04-14/north-carolina-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly-march Bradley George, Associated Press /news/2021-06-23/as-nc-jobless-rate-keeps-falling-people-seeking-work-drops North Carolina's unemployment rate fell for the eighth consecutive month in May, the state Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:39:54 GMT /news/2021-06-23/as-nc-jobless-rate-keeps-falling-people-seeking-work-drops Associated Press /politics/2021-06-03/nc-house-votes-to-do-away-with-extra-jobless-benefits-early The North Carolina House has OK'd legislation to do away with the $300-per-week supplemental benefits for the unemployed provided by the federal government during the pandemic. The Republican measure approved on Thursday would take away the additional payments to roughly 245,000 people in North Carolina. The program is set to expire nationwide in early September, but about two dozen states already have decided to cut off the supplement early. GOP legislators say the additional aid is a disincentive for working, making it tough for employers to fill vacancies. Democrats say eliminating the benefits would harm people still struggling to cover their expenses. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:41:35 GMT /politics/2021-06-03/nc-house-votes-to-do-away-with-extra-jobless-benefits-early Associated Press /news/2021-05-17/nc-sc-restaurants-raise-wages-offer-incentives-amid-worker-shortage Restaurants across the Carolinas are struggling to find workers even as demand is rebounding from a pandemic slowdown. That’s despite many restaurants raising pay and even offering signing bonuses Mon, 17 May 2021 19:27:34 GMT /news/2021-05-17/nc-sc-restaurants-raise-wages-offer-incentives-amid-worker-shortage Nick de la Canal /business-economy/2020-07-01/nc-unemployment-benefits-are-even-harder-to-obtain-under-covid-19 In 2013, North Carolina’s legislature voted to cut unemployment benefits, shortening the number of eligibility weeks and capping the amount of funds… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:24:50 GMT /business-economy/2020-07-01/nc-unemployment-benefits-are-even-harder-to-obtain-under-covid-19 Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-01/nc-unemployment-benefits-are-even-harder-to-obtain-under-covid-19 In 2013, North Carolina’s legislature voted to cut unemployment benefits, shortening the number of eligibility weeks and capping the amount of funds… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:24:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-01/nc-unemployment-benefits-are-even-harder-to-obtain-under-covid-19 Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /business-economy/2020-07-01/how-north-carolina-transformed-itself-into-the-worst-state-to-be-unemployed This story was originally published by ProPublica.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:51:38 GMT /business-economy/2020-07-01/how-north-carolina-transformed-itself-into-the-worst-state-to-be-unemployed Ava Kofman/ ProPublica /arts-culture/2020-04-20/art-in-isolation-a-raleigh-artist-on-creating-music-and-finding-community-during-coronavirus Red-tipped hair swept to the side, Shana Tucker bites her lower lip before looking back at the camera. “I learned today that someone that I grew up with… Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:10:07 GMT /arts-culture/2020-04-20/art-in-isolation-a-raleigh-artist-on-creating-music-and-finding-community-during-coronavirus Laura Pellicer