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North Carolina posted lower unemployment rates since the end of the pandemic and beginning of the Biden’s term, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Weekly unemployment benefits provided by the state will be increased from a maximum of $350 to $600. Gov. Cooper increases NC unemployment benefits after Helene. Here’s what’s available.
Surl is an unincorporated community in southeastern Person County, North Carolina, United States, located north of Moriah and five miles (8 km) east of Somerset. It It 36°20′38″N 078°53′50″W / 36.34389°N 78.89722°W / 36.34389; -78
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 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.
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.
The North Carolina Department of Labor is by law tasked with ensuring the "health, safety, and general well-being" of the state's workforce. [23] North Carolina's general statutes grant the commissioner of labor wide-ranging regulatory and enforcement powers. [24] The commissioner leads the Department of Labor and its constituent bureaus. [25]
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, suggesting that the labor market remained fairly healthy. The upbeat outlook on the ...