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12.18.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (December 18, 2009) -- The November jobs report released today by the Employment Security Commission offers little proof that a labor market recovery is underway.
Last month, North Carolina employers eliminated 8,800 more positions than they added with private-sector ...
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12.04.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (December 4, 2009) – New national employment data show that November was the 22nd-straight month in which the economy shed more jobs than it added. Last month, 11,000 positions were lost, and 10 percent of the labor force was ...
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12.01.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (December 1, 2009) – October saw few positive changes in local employment conditions across North Carolina. Last month, 64 counties posted double-digit rates of unemployment; of those, 30 had unemployment rates of at least 12 percent. These findings come ...
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11.20.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (November 19, 2009) – October’s employment report from the Employment Security Commission offers more evidence that a jobless recovery is taking shape in North Carolina.
Last month, North Carolina employers added 12,100 more positions than they eliminated. This was the ...
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10.23.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (October 23, 2009) – September saw few changes in local employment conditions across North Carolina. Last month, 64 counties posted double-digit rates of unemployment; of these, 28 had unemployment rates of at least 12 percent. These findings come from data ...
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10.16.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (October 16, 2009) – September’s employment report offered more proof that a jobless recovery has taken hold in North Carolina.
Last month, private-sector employers eliminated 13,600 more positions than they created. However, hiring in the public sector offset most of ...
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10.14.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (October 14, 2009) – This morning, South by North Strategies, Ltd. unveiled Policy Points, a new blog focused on economic and social policy issues relevant to North Carolina.
“The recession has raised the importance of economic and social policy, yet ...
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09.25.2009
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CHAPEL HILL (September 25, 2009) – Recessionary conditions remained the norm in August for local labor markets across North Carolina. Last month, 63 counties posted double-digit rates of unemployment; of these, 34 had unemployment rates of at least 12 percent. ...
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