RALEIGH — A new state audit says $7.8 million in first unemployment benefits did not go out in a timely manner between Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The report by the North Carolina […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day was nearing, the economy remained a picture of both solid job growth and painful inflation. Friday’s […]
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell expressed concern about the employment crisis in the state and across the country due to a shrinking labor pool at a recent media availability. Folwell cited state and federal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing a recovery in the job market. Claims […]
As I stopped by a Dollar General store on a Sunday afternoon around the end of August, to my surprise, it was closed, and the sign posted on the front door had a frantic call […]
Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. Competition […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic. Jobless […]
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. […]
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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