Orange County’s Unemployment Rate No Longer NC’s Lowest
The recent slide ends the area’s six month reign on top. Orange County had boasted the state’s lowest unemployment rate since Nov. 2012.
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State Unemployment Rate Sees Slight Drop For May
North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate decreased to 8.8 percent from April’s revised rate of 8.9 percent.
Read MoreDid Unemployment Really Drop 0.3 Percent In NC In April?
Posted by Ran Northam | May 17, 2013 | Business
A public policy analyst says the economic condition isn’t as simple as a 0.3 decrease for North Carolina from March to April 2013.
Read MoreNC Unemployment Falls To Four-Year Low
Posted by Ran Northam | May 17, 2013 | Business
North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell to the lowest point since January 2009 in April 2013 at 8.9 percent.
Read MoreOC Jobless Rate Continues To Fall
Posted by Ran Northam | May 1, 2013 | Business
Orange County’s unemployment rate remains the best in North Carolina.
Read MoreNC Unemployment Lowest In Four Years
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 19, 2013 | News
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s unemployment rate reached its lowest point in more than four years in March, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The Labor and Economic Analysis Division announced North...
Read MoreU.S. Labor Sec’y: Funds Needed For Unemployed Vets
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 17, 2013 | News
CHAPEL HILL – The nationwide unemployment rate is slowly dropping but still high, a trend that also applies to specific demographic groups, including America’s veterans. Now, with budget season already upon us, Acting U.S....
Read MoreFebruary 2013 Unemployment Rate Returns To Lowest Mark In 2012
Posted by Ran Northam | Mar 28, 2013 | News
CHAPEL HILL – State unemployment numbers in February returned to where they were in the final month of 2012, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Thursday morning’s release showed North Carolina’s...
Read MoreOrange County’s Unemployment Rate Still NC’s Best Despite Increase
Posted by Ran Northam | Mar 22, 2013 | News
RALEIGH – County unemployment rates across the state rose in the first month of the new year, but Orange County remains the state leader. The North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Employment Security announced...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Unemployment Rate Sees First Increase Since June
Posted by Ran Northam | Mar 18, 2013 | News
RALEIGH – For the first time in seven months, the state unemployment rate saw a slight increase, according to a report from the NC Department of Commerce released Monday morning. Compared to the final month of 2012, North...
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