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A weekly report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor says 73,597 North Carolina workers should receive unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending March 21.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper says the state Division of Employment Security is buried under a “mountain of claims,” receiving more than 20,000 requests for Unemployment Insurance benefits Sunday, March 29.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 10:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Unemployment insurance benefits for workers affected by the coronavirus could flow as early as Monday, March 30, a spokesman for the Division of Employment Security told Carolina Journal.
Published: Saturday, March 28th, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2013, North Carolina's unemployment insurance (UI) program was in terrible shape. Like most states, North Carolina borrowed funds from the federal government to cover increased unemployment benefits during the great recession. The Tar Heel State owed Washington $2.75 billion. As a result, the sta
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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"You get what you pay for" goes one popular old adage. And in North Carolina, it appears that we had for some time been paying to secure one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. But lo and behold, when you stop paying people not to work, more people actually go back to work.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 3:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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According to official government estimates, paying people not to work for extended periods of time is good for the economy, because it encourages consumer spending. This is an excellent reason why you should not take official government estimates all that seriously.
Published: Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here in North Carolina, the debate about proposed changes to the unemployment-insurance system have prompted left-wing analysts to ridicule the notion that the amount and duration of UI benefits have an effect on the propensity for jobless recipients to accept employment offers.
Published: Monday, January 14th, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An interim legislative committee Tuesday set the stage for a major battle over unemployment insurance benefits when the General Assembly gears up later this month.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'm highly educated, very qualified. I don't need training. I need a job.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 11:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are real-live North Carolinians, people in positions of authority or influence, who believe you can stimulate economic growth by paying people not to work.
Published: Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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