Unemployment

Unemployment rates decreased in 66 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in December, according to statistics released today by the state’s Employment Security Commission. The rate increased in 27 counties and remained the same in seven. Full story...

North Carolina's unemployment rate is climbing as fewer people are working. Full story...

North Carolina plans to release its unemployment rate for December. Monday's data from the Employment Security Commission will show the impact holiday hiring may have had on the jobless rate. Full story...

The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. Full story...

For those coming in and out of the Employment Security Commission building in Wilmington, they say those new unemployment numbers are real as they try to keep their heads above water in this struggling economy. Full story...

The unemployment rate in Wilmington was at 9.9% in November, up from 9% a month before. Full story...

Slightly fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the second drop in three weeks. That's a sign the job market is slowly healing. Full story...

With the Coty cosmetics plant in Rocky Point closing its doors by summer, the company says its expanding another plant in North Carolina. It's a harsh reality for folks laid off from the Pender County plant, who are already looking for a new job. Full story...

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey decreased to 3,887,700 in November. The largest over the month employment increase occurred in Education & Health Services (+4,800). The largest decrease was in Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-5,200) and Leisure & Hospitality (-5,200). Since November 2009, nonfarm employment has decreased by 6,100 jobs. Full story...

When you lose your job, it's normal to have feelings of fear, anger, and even depression. One local woman who has been laid off since May has chosen to look at the bright side. Full story...

Unemloyment rates in the Wilmington metro area fell slightly in October, from 9.1 to 9.0%. Full story...

North Carolina's unemployment rate isn't moving much even as thousands of people have dropped off payrolls and out of the job hunt. Full story...

For the first time since March 2008, the state unemployment rate isn't higher than the national jobless rate. Full story...

Gov. Bev Perdue today, after further consultation with her legal team and federal officials, instructed the Employment Security Commission to take the following steps regarding overpayments for the period between January 1 and May 16, 2010... Full story...

A North Carolina agency says thousands of long-term unemployed people could soon owe the state money because the agency mistakenly overpaid them. Full story...