As many people are continuing to look for jobs, the NC Works Career Center of Orange County is looking to help! The center is offering several free resources, as well as hosting monthly job fairs at the Europa Center in Chapel Hill. Manager Caraina Garris joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share details on how to get hired at these job fairs and through NC Works.
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Read MoreWritten by ALEXIA FERNÁNDEZ CAMPBELL and JOE YERARDI Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages....
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In this edition, Ron speaks with guests Alexandra Sheaffer, the human resources manager at The Forest, and April Ravelli, director of sales and marketing. Listen below for their full conversation about what it’s like to be part of the team working to make The Forest the best that it can every single day!
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Read MoreThe new study says employee ownership can help businesses avoid closing when their owners retire.
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Orange County remained in the top five for best unemployment rates in the state.
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More than 8,500 fewer people in North Carolina were employed in June compared to May, although the state’s jobless rate remained flat.
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate for the month of May 2014 increased to 6.4, rising by only 0.2 when compared to April’s rate of 6.4. Meanwhile, the national average remains at a rate of 6.3.
Read MoreNorth Carolina unemployment rates in the metro areas may be steadily decreasing, but not quite fast enough to make up for the losses suffered from the “Great Recession.”
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest point in nearly six years in February at 6.4 percent.
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The world’s largest retail store chain and a financial company that got the biggest U.S. government bailout five years ago are opening new North Carolina operations that expect to employ nearly 700 workers.
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