So many North Carolina residents are unemployed that the state has borrowed $13 million from the federal government to pay their benefits this week.
An Employment Security Commission spokesman said Thursday the money covered two days of payments and that the state may have to borrow again Monday.
The loans are interest-free if repaid by October.
North Carolina last borrowed money for the unemployment insurance trust fund in 2002, when it borrowed 23 times.
In December, the state had an unemployment rate of 8.7 percent; the highest since June 1983.


Your missing the point
not to worry
Oh, its only going to get
Film guys in line for mo money
yeah here im out busting my
Unemployment payments
maybe you should get a job