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And 20 states reported an unemployment rate under 3% in April. The labor market is still leaning toward greater power for workers, as well.

Black women and Hispanic women have had some of the biggest labor force participation growth, at a 2.2% and 2.1% increase over the same period.

Kentucky and much of South are seeing record low unemployment rates, with young people, Black women and people with disabilities benefiting.

The jobs market is as strong as it's ever been, and Black women, young people and people with disabilities are among the workers benefiting.

North Carolina’s jobless rate reached an 11-month low of 3.4% in April even with an unusual amount of churn in the 10 private-sector categories, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Friday.

A prevailing economic theory is that the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a surge of business startups in North Carolina as employees opted to work for themselves or pursue an entrepreneurial dream.

The Triad’s jobless rate remained unchanged at 3.7% in March even though there was a slight uptick in individuals entering the workforce during the month.

A modest uptick in private-sector hiring during March helped lower North Carolinas jobless rate to a 10-month low of 3.5% in March, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Friday.

Washington (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices. Yet prices are still rising fast enough to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates at least once more, beginning in May. The government said Wednesday that consumer prices rose just 0.1% from February to March, down from 0.4% from January to February and the smallest increase since December. Meas...

U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices. Yet prices are still rising fast enough to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates at least once more, beginning in May. The government said Wednesday…