Unemployment News Isn’t So Rosy
The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since the beginning of 2021.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tar Heel State’s Workplace Injury and Illness Rate Remains Below National
New figures show the nonfatal workplace injury and illness rate for the Tar Heel state’s private industry remains at a historic low for 2019 with a rate of 2.3 cases per 100 full-time workers, well below the national rate of 2.8. These data are estimates from the Survey of Occupational Inju
Nurses action in Asheville another sign unions are flexing muscles
by Julie Havlak North Carolina is home to one of the biggest union battles in the South. Mission Health in Asheville is fighting efforts to unionize 1,600 registered nurses. The clash pits HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital system in America, against the National Nurses Organizing Co