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North Carolina's state unemployment benefits max out at 12 weeks. As of Oct. 10, at least 14,000 WNC residents have applied for disaster unemployment assistance, though state officials say the ...
Those qualifying for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, in the 39 declared counties, will be represented in the dashboard data. The dashboard is also expected to help lawmakers and stakeholders.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate of 3.4% is virtually in the middle of all 50 states. The rate is slightly higher than those of neighboring states Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina.
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Jun. 28—RALEIGH — The state's seasonally adjusted May 2022 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, remaining unchanged from April's revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent.
Unemployment insurance is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers. Experience rating in unemployment insurance is described as imperfect, due in large part to the fact that there are statutory maximum and minimum rates that an employer can receive without regard to its history of lay-off. [ 5 ]
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.