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State unemployment rate increases again

November 22, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted October 2022 unemployment rate was 3.8%, increasing from September’s revised rate of 3.6%. The national rate increased to 3.7%. In the summer, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 3.4%. The […]

N.C. unemployment rate increases

October 21, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – The N.C. Dept. of Commerce reported this week that the state’s unemployment rate increased nearly a full percentage point to 7.3% in the month of September. That represents an increase of 0.8% from […]

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4%

September 4, 2020 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2. Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said, and the U.S. economy has recovered about half the 22 million […]

National unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs

June 5, 2020 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the […]

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