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Unemployment claims in North Carolina increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department ...
NC unemployment checks moving faster, despite staffing and Helene challenges, official says
North Carolina legislators say they’re encouraged by improvements made within the state’s Division of Employment Security ...
Late unemployment insurance payments continue to bedevil NC Division of Employment Security
The state’s Division of Employment Security is making progress toward improving first time unemployment insurance payments, ...
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Late NC unemployment payments persisted in 2023 despite warnings, state auditor says
The auditor’s report says that, in at least 11,000 cases last year, the North Carolina division sent unemployment benefit payments more than 35 days after the claim was made. In 6,000 cases ...
Winston-Salem Journal8d
Deadline extended to apply for Helene-related unemployment benefits
Workers who live or work in the 39 impacted counties qualify for up to 14 weeks of federal benefits. Those benefits will be ...
US applications for unemployment benefits come back down after last week's big rise
In November, U.S. employers added a strong 227,000 jobs, following a paltry 36,000 in October, when the effects of strikes ...
WUNC8d
Helene-related unemployment likely to get worse before it gets better, experts say
The job losses are not as severe as during the pandemic, but the recovery is more complicated as Buncombe County goes from ...
Winston-Salem Journal27d
State unemployment rate dips slightly during October despite western NC job losses
Only eight states have a lower weekly maximum unemployment benefit than North Carolina. The N.C. Division of Employment Security estimates it may take between two and three weeks for impacted ...
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NC unemployment checks moving faster, despite staffing and Helene challenges, official says
North Carolina legislators say they’re encouraged ... As of Dec. 10, Keith said the office paid $43 million in unemployment benefits to 17,659 people. More than 7,700 claims are pending and ...