According to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, unemployment rates decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in July.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4% for the fourth consecutive month according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate decreased by 0.1% to 3.5%.
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 12:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new report is predicting a 0% unemployment rate by the year 2026, as every American will be working for the IRS and be hard at work auditing other American citizens who work for the IRS.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 9:21 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all but two of North Carolina’s counties in June, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Sunday, August 14th, 2022 @ 3:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Scratching Beneath the Surface Reveals a Struggling Labor Market
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s June unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4% for the third consecutive month according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also remains unchanged at 3.6%
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As unemployment remained at low levels in June, the portion of American adults participating in the job market remains far below pre-recession levels, according to a Friday news release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 7:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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Eighty-nine of North Carolina’s one hundred counties experienced an increase in unemployment last month, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After 10 months of steady decreases, North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May from April’s 3.4% rate, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 3:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since September, the John Locke Foundation has been tracking the monthly jobs and unemployment data for North Carolina released by the Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s employment situation improved again in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, remaining below the national average of 3.6%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s employment situation improved once again last month as the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% for March according to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s unemployment situation continued to improve in February as the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7%, according to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.9% in January, a 0.2 percentage point change from the revised, December rate according to today’s release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 11:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly half a billion dollars in first-time unemployment benefits in North Carolina were not paid out in a timely manner during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In what will come as a surprise only to economically-challenged progressives, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the enhanced federal unemployment benefits last year slowed the return to work.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to the latest North Carolina Department of Commerce release, North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in December 2021.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 10:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.9% and still remained below the national average of 4.2%. Jobs in Leisure & Hospitality and Professional & Business Services continued to grow and outpace other sectors, up 10% and 5% from last year respectively.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 4:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As employers – largely in the service sector – continue to struggle to find willing workers, much of the blame is being placed on the extended, supplementary federal unemployment benefits.
Published: Saturday, November 13th, 2021 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some Republican members of the N.C. Council of State used a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, to underscore the challenges employers face in finding workers because
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly 2 million Americans have turned down jobs because the unemployment benefits are too lucrative
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday evening, the N.C. Senate and House voted in quick succession to end the $300 in extra pandemic-related federal unemployment assistance.
Published: Sunday, July 4th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a source of friction between the president and some of his presumed congressional allies.
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House has voted to make North Carolina the 26th state to withdraw from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 9:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since the beginning of 2021.
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 8:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs (R) on Friday penned a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking for an investigation into widespread unemployment fraud that has taken place throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 7:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Exec. Order No. 216 Expands Work Search Guidelines to Connect All Unemployment Claimants with Employers, Jobs
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 11:42 am
By: Governor's Office
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An executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, May 21, requires recipients of unemployment benefits to prove they are searching for work to continue receiving benefits.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell led a letter with sixty of his Republican colleagues in calling on Governor Roy Cooper to reinstate unemployment work search requirements.
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Graham Piro reports for the Washington Free Beacon on one Democratic senator’s concerns about the Biden administration’s approach to unemployment.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 6:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would mandate recipients of unemployment benefits actively search for work, a requirement that hasn’t been in place since the pandemic began in March.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In yet another sign of turmoil at the N.C. Division of Employment Security, officials announced this week the division overpaid more than $69 million in unemployment benefits last year.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2021 @ 1:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cooper Administration Demands Unemployment Benefits Back Right Before Christmas
Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper unilaterally shut down the North Carolina economy putting over a million North Carolinians out of work.
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2020 @ 9:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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