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May 17, 2022

unemployment benefits

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Federal unemployment subsidy will end next month

August 4, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — At the Aug. 3 meeting of the North Carolina Council of State, Gov. Roy Cooper indicated that state unemployment benefits will return to normal levels following the end of the federal unemployment subsidy. […]

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US jobless claims tick up to 412,000

June 18, 2021 Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the […]

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Competing bills at NC General Assembly seek to end $300 bonus to unemployed

June 9, 2021 David Larson

RALEIGH — A North Carolina House proposal to reject the $300 federal bonus that is being added to state unemployment benefits passed 71-36 on June 3, while two days earlier, the Senate passed a proposal, […]

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Burr, Tillis call on Gov. Cooper to Help NC small businesses

June 8, 2021 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Carolina’s U.S. senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, issued a joint statement calling on Gov. Roy Cooper to address the state’s employment shortage. The senators said the shortage is harming small […]

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Hours after GOP letter, Gov. Cooper reinstates unemployment work-search requirements

May 26, 2021 David Larson

RALEIGH — At about 11 a.m. on Friday, May 21, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) released a letter, signed by 60 members of his Republican caucus members, calling on Gov. Roy Cooper […]

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US jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high

March 19, 2021 Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavirus recession. […]

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Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll seek jobless aid Trump offered

August 13, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper said on Wednesday that he’s preparing to accept for the state extended unemployment benefits that President Donald Trump directed in an executive order, part of the continuing response to the […]

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Head of N.C. unemployment office replaced by ex-legislator

May 27, 2020 Gary Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper replaced the head of the state unemployment benefits office on Wednesday with a former legislator as the agency struggles to address an unprecedented onslaught of pandemic-related job loss claims. Cooper’s […]

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Impact of pandemic on NC budget, unemployment in focus as legislative session begins

May 20, 2020 David Larson

RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature’s “short session,” which takes place on even-numbered years, has begun in earnest. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) held a press conference Monday to offer press and the public an […]

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Legislators worried about shortfalls as session resumes

May 18, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature resumed its annual session on Monday after a two-week break prompted by COVID-19, with lawmakers returning in part to address a state economy and government revenue socked by the […]

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