While some sectors of the economy begin to inch towards recovery, the 2008 financial crisis continues to negatively impact employment prospects for the Millennial generation. This ... Keep Reading
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“Lost Jobs” Governor Selected as Expert on Jobs
For some reason, Gov. Perdue has been selected by the National Governor's Association to its Economic Development and Commerce Committee. The NGA must be desperate. Consider ... Keep Reading
“Sharing the pain” far from reality.
The Rockefeller Institute in New York is reporting that overall state government employment is 2 percent below its level at the start of the recession, while private employment is ... Keep Reading
House Speaker Says Gov.’s Unemployment Order Isn’t Legal
Governor Beverly Perdue signed an executive order today telling the Employment Security Commission to reconfigure the formula so thousands of the unemployed are eligible for more ... Keep Reading
Veto Override, Unemployment Benefits and Saturday Sessions
A wild day at the legislature. First the Senate voted to override the Governor's veto of SB265. It would require state employees to contribute to premiums for their health ... Keep Reading
State Senate Tenatively Approves Help for the Unemployed and Budget Cuts
Republican leaders put a bill on the fast track that would extend federal unemployment benefits with a new formula. The Senate today tentatively gave its approval. It faces another ... Keep Reading
Republicans Tackle Last Minute Warning From Governor On Unemployment Benefits
Republican leaders at the General Assembly are rushing through a bill that would extend unemployment benefits before an April 16 deadline which would cut them off. Republican ... Keep Reading
Nearly 300,000 Fewer People Are Now Employed In North Carolina Than In 2008
This week there was a lot of talk about lost jobs at dueling press conferences by Governor Beverly Perdue and Republican Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger. Berger said over ... Keep Reading
Paying People Not to Work Does Not Stimulate the Economy
A compromise deal was struck in DC that would avoid significant tax increases but would extend even further unemployment benefits that we have no money to pay for. It may make ... Keep Reading
State Debt for Unemployment Benefits Continues to Climb
North Carolina's Employment Security Commission made news about a month ago when it was discovered that they overpaid unemployment benefits by about $28 million. But there may ... Keep Reading
