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While the nationwide labor shortage has been widely reported, one local Chick-Fil-A has suffered from an acute need for more workers. The store manager for the Omaha location says his location is staffed well below the nationwide average, with only 68 people working his drive-thru line.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 2:13 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Expresses Appreciation for DOT Collaboration
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 2:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In a statement Wednesday, N.C. Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced he is running for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County Community College Small Business Center (BCCC SBC) and the Pamlico Business Resource Center (PBRC) are collaborating to support their mutual goals of increasing the number of viable small businesses
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 12:32 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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N.C. Rep. Ben Moss, R-Moore, announced on Tuesday that he intends to run for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As soon as first-term Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson made the surprise announcement that he would not run again, Guilford County state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Republican, began hearing from supporters that he should consider the role.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 7:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dobson will have served 14 consecutive years in three different offices when his term ends in 2024, first as a McDowell County commissioner, then as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and as the Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2022 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unemployment remained historically low in November as the number of new jobs soared past economists’ forecasts, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Labor unions rebuked President Joe Biden on Tuesday for requesting that Congress prevent a looming rail strike.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 1:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Most North Carolina voters believe the US is already in a recession
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to release Consumer Price Index data Thursday morning that will indicate whether rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have had a meaningful impact on inflation.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 1:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nearly 60,000 North Carolinians never re-entered the labor force after the Covid shutdowns.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU collaboration with state universities leads to $3.4M NSF grant
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 8:13 am
By: ECU News Services
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was accused of exploiting migrants for cheap labor after she declared at a press conference Friday morning that they were needed to “pick the crops.”
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina House Committee on Advancing Women in STEM met on Oct. 12 to discuss the current framework for STEM fields in the state and ways forward to recruit and retain more women in these careers.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 @ 1:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Alabama Department of Labor officials said Tuesday that two companies that manufacture car parts for Hyundai and Kia were issued more than $35,000 in fines for violating the state’s child labor laws.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 10:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden’s Labor Department announced a proposed rule change on Tuesday that could discourage independent contracting, a work arrangement upon which millions of Americans rely.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 6:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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Agricultural leaders in Missouri and Kansas are pressing their senators to greenlight legislation that could help them with the current labor shortage.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 11:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Collaboration is the key to the success for the Transportation Regional Career Kickstart (TRuCK) program serving Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Randolph counties.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 6:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Labor Day weekend has come and gone, marking the unofficial end of the summer, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t focus on this past season’s hottest trend: Anti-white racism under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 3:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro shredded President Joe Biden on Thursday for capitulating to labor unions while attempting to avoid a nationwide railroad strike.
Published: Saturday, September 17th, 2022 @ 10:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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Yet 2.6 million more people would need to enter the labor force to match pre-pandemic labor force rates
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 5:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill Biden’s husband.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 4:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Labor Day signals the end of summer for many and has been a good time to reflect on where things stand and look ahead for things to come.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 10:54 am
By: Tom Campbell
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A few words to the Producers, the Moochers and the Looters
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 10:05 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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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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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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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. I’m here with leaders from some of the — America’s largest companies and labor organizations: Kaiser Permanente, General Motors, Cummins, Carrier, Ameren, you know, the United Auto Workers, the AFL-CIO.
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bill Clinton's former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, 76, says he knows a few things about aging and declares that President Joe Biden should not run for office again in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that inflation is skyrocketing at an even faster rate than predicted as it climbed to a nearly 40-year high.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 2:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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New research predicts long-term pain for the labor market due to around 3 million workers who plan to remain permanently sidelined over concerns of physical illness or physical impairment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 2:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“If asked to return to the workplace five days a week, nearly 40% of women with children under 18 would return and immediately start looking for a work-from-home job,” according to a report
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 @ 10:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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According to new data from the Labor Department, producer prices spiked at a record 10% from February 2021.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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