State House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced he is appointing a House Task Force on Unemployment Fraud. He said there is enough evidence to indicate a widespread and ... Keep Reading
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North Carolina’s Lost Decade
Lost jobs, lost fiscal restraint by state government, lost opportunities for spending reform, and more lost ground in terms of worker pay. These topics all dominated North ... Keep Reading
State Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly but Still at Double Digits
The state unemployment rate dropped in November from 10.4 percent to 10 percent according to the Division of Employment Security. That is still above the national unemployment ... Keep Reading
Legislative Committee to Subpoena Director of Employment Security Division
Frustrated members of the Joint Revenue Laws Study Committee unanimously voted to issue a subpoena to force the new head of the Division of Employment Security, Lynn Holmes, to ... Keep Reading
Organizers of OccupyRaleigh Appear with Rep. Bill Faison at his Event
Representative Bill Faison (D-durham) was once again making what appeared to be almost a campaign pitch at an event he organized as the General Assembly began a one-day special ... Keep Reading
State Lawmaker Saw First Hand that Inland Natural Gas Drilling is a Job Creator
State Representative Mike Hager (R-Rutherford) had just returned from a trip to Pennsylvania for a tour of the exploration for natural gas with hydraulic fracturing of shale called ... Keep Reading
State Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise
The North Carolina Employment Security Commission reported the state unemployment rose in September from 10.4 percent to 10.5 percent. Still above the national rate. Last September ... Keep Reading
I’d Like Two Scoops of Recession, Please!
Hello, Double Dip. Examining North Carolina’s unemployment rate over the last year, one can't help but notice the strikingly symbolic resemblance of a giant "U" stretching ... Keep Reading
Silly and Uninformed Spin on Unemployment Numbers
As noted here on Friday, the NC Employment Security Council announced that NC's unemployment rate jumped from 10.1 in July to 10.4 percent in August. Naturally, the state ... Keep Reading
The State Employment Security Commission Tries to Put Positive Spin on Rising Unemployment
The unemployment rate in North Carolina rose from 10.1 to 10.4 percent in August, reports the state Employment Security Commission. However, in the press release announcing the ... Keep Reading
