North Carolina unemployment rate falls to 3.6% in June
North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in June, below the national rate of 4.2%.
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Stein administration releases statewide AI roadmap
Gov. Josh Stein’s AI Leadership Council released a statewide roadmap focused on AI protections, workforce preparation and government services.
House Finance Committee agenda includes workforce, tax and consumer bills
A House Finance Committee agenda for June 30 includes statewide bills on workforce policy, tax exemptions, portable benefits and taxpayer protections.
North Carolina unemployment rate holds at 3.7% in May
North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in May, while total nonfarm employment increased by 17,400 jobs.
House Rules calendar includes portable benefits proposal
House Bill 1083, the Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act, is on Tuesday’s House Rules Committee calendar.
NC lawmakers return Monday with election, tax and workforce bills ahead
North Carolina lawmakers are scheduled to return Monday, with committee work Tuesday on election law, tax policy, workforce legislation and health care revisions.
April unemployment rates fell in 57 North Carolina counties
North Carolina unemployment rates decreased in 57 counties in April, while the not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 3.4%.
Commerce: April unemployment fell in 57 counties
North Carolina unemployment rates decreased in 57 counties in April, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Senate panel weighs education and workforce package
RALEIGH — A North Carolina Senate committee is taking up a three-bill education package that would affect K-12 school funding studies, student records, community college workforce training, digital credentials and math instruction.
North Carolina unemployment rate holds steady at 3.8% in January
North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8% in January 2026, unchanged from December’s revised rate, according to figures released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce. The national unemployment rate decreased to 4.3%.
Governor Cooper proclaims March 2022 as Students@Work℠ month
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed March 2022 as Students@Work℠ Month in North Carolina. Throughout the month, employers will host virtual programs that will provide approximately 28,000 students with exposure to jobs and industries in their communities and across the state.
Council of State talks education, getting students ready to work
Catherine Truitt is concerned the state isn't doing enough to prepare students to work if they choose not to go to college after high school. As the state's superintendent of public instruction, Truitt raised her concerns at the Council of State meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1, saying the DPI is tackling the problem in a project with the N.C. Chamber of Commerce to elevate new K-12 Workforce goals.