Raleigh, N.C. –Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir, Craven, Beaufort) has been appointed to four Legislative Interim Committees for the 2023-24 legislative interim period. Additionally, Perry was selected to serve as the
Raleigh, N.C. –Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) has been appointed to four Legislative Interim Committees for the 2023-24 legislative interim period. Additionally, Perry was selected to serve as the co-chair of
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An unprecedented surge in applications for unemployment benefits overwhelmed the state Division of Employment Security, Assistant Secretary Pryor Gibson told state lawmakers this week. And nearly a year into the pandemic, it is still struggling.
More than 1.4 million North Carolinians have applied for unemployment benefits since last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down large segments of the economy and led to record layoffs.
“Our offices continue to get calls that we can’t often get answers for in dealing with [DES],” said Sen. Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson), co-chair of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance, in Tuesday’s meeting. “North Carolina citizens deserve an employment system that works for them.”