unemployment assistance

May 12, 2025

Local businesses struggle to fill vacant positions

June 3, 2021 Elizabeth Lincicome

RALEIGH — More than a year after COVID-19 shut down everything from restaurants to movie theaters and even some forms of outdoor recreation, many business owners are still struggling to reopen due to a lack […]

THOMPSON: NC should end federal unemployment assistance to encourage people to reenter the workforce

May 27, 2021 Gregg Thompson

Last spring, when businesses were cutting back or closing because of the pandemic, Congress passed a bill giving people an extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits. That was later trimmed to $300, but it […]