Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.

North Carolina lawmakers are weighing an uptick in unemployment payments, proposing a bill that would raise the cap from $350 to $450 weekly. House Bill 48, which was heard and approved by the House ...

Officials say the unemployment rate is down across the state of North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Commerce said Friday the jobless rate decreased in 92 of the state's 100 counties in ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger is in favor of increasing the amount of unemployment benefits for North Carolinians. Robert Willett [email protected] Increasing the amount of ...

The North Carolina House voted almost unanimously — with only one lawmaker opposed — on Tuesday to boost unemployment benefits to $450 a week. The bill needs one more vote, largely procedural, before ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Federal employees in North Carolina who are not being paid during the ongoing government shutdown can now apply for unemployment benefits through the state’s Division of Employment ...

From left, NC Governor Pat McCrory, State Rep. Julia Howard, NC Commerce Secretary John Skvarla III, NC House Speaker Tim Moore, Sen. Bob Rucho participated in a ceremonial cutting up of a federal ...

The first jobs report under the new Trump administration showed a stable job market, with the unemployment rate ticking down ...

The first jobs report under the new Trump administration showed a stable job market, with the unemployment rate ticking down from 4.1% to 4% in January, the lowest since last May, according to Bureau ...

North Carolina leaders released county and metro area unemployment numbers as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps many people out of work. According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, the city of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- People leaving the labor force were a big reason that North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent in April, a month when only 1,400 more people got jobs. The rate ...