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08.21.2020 News Releases, Policy Points

NC’s Labor Market Swung Wildly in July

CHAPEL HILL, NC (August 21, 2020) – In July, employers in North Carolina collectively added 57,200 more payroll jobs than they cut (+1.4 percent), with net gains in the government sector generating 76 percent of the total increase. The July ...

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07.17.2020 News Releases, Policy Points

North Carolina’s Labor Market Continues Its Wild Ride

CHAPEL HILL, NC (July 17, 2020) – In June, employers in North Carolina collectively added 173,200 more payroll jobs than they cut (+4.3 percent), with net gains in the broad leisure and hospitality services sector generating 40 percent of the ...

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06.19.2020 News Releases, Policy Points

North Carolina’s Labor Market Still in Crisis in May

CHAPEL HILL, NC (June 19, 2020) – In May, employers in North Carolina collectively added 67,100 more payroll jobs than they cut (+1.7 percent), with net gains in the private sector offset by net losses in the public sector. The ...

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05.22.2020 News Releases, Policy Points

North Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Soars to 12.2 Percent in April

CHAPEL HILL, NC (May 22, 2020) – In April, employers in North Carolina collectively eliminated 571,700 more payroll jobs than they added (-12.5 percent), with losses occurring in every major industrial sector. The April household survey, meanwhile, recorded a massive ...

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10.10.2018 News Releases, Policy Points

Community Action Programs Boost NC’s Economy

  RALEIGH, NC (October 10, 2018) – Every $1 in spending on community action programs in North Carolina generates more than $2 in additional economic output. If not for the community action funding provided annually under the federal Community Services Block ...

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