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New jobs numbers show that divisions and inequities plague North Carolina's uneven economic recovery; NC Budget & Tax Center

For the seventh straight month, unemployment rates in North Carolina decreased. According to the North Carolina Justice Center, the unemployment rate for April was just five percent. This number, however, does not account for everyone who may want to work but are unable to.

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A sizable number of Triad residents leaving the workforce during March sent the region’s unemployment to a pandemic low of 4.8%, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Wednesday. It is the first time since the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in mid-March 2020 that the Triad’s jobless rate is below the 5% level considered by many economists to signify full employment. Since November, however, the Triad jobless rate had declined more because of individuals dropping out of the work...

On Air Today: Behind the Unemployment Rate Patrick McHugh of the NC Budget & Tax Center discusses the “K-shaped” recovery and the factors (good and bad) behind our lower unemployment rate. Chapelboro.com and WCHL, equal opportunity employers, are dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies at the station. We seek the help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station. Organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact WCHL b...

People Moves: Sierra Specialty Adds Dith in California; McHugh Joins Lockton in Seattle; Mathis to CWCI April 15, 2021 Sierra Specialty Sierra Specialty, program specialist, managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage, has appointed Vicky Dith as a broker and underwriter specializing in construction insurance. Dith is located in Clovis, Calif. Dith will be working with Sierra Specialty’s commercial lines team to expand the company’s constru...

Triad jobless rate reaches pandemic low of 5.9% in February, bolstered by modest hiring in Winston-Salem area A modest uptick in hiring during was enough to send the Triad to a pandemic-low jobless rate of 5.9%, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Although the rate dropped from 6.2% in January, it still remains well above the 3.4% rate in 2020. The recent monthly declines have been attributed to growth in private-sector hiring and workers returning from furloughs. During November t...

The Democratic Party’s Consultant Factory An Intercept investigation finds that a revolving door of friends and colleagues at the top echelons of the DCCC reinforces its corporate sensibility. April 6 2021, 5:44 p.m. The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2021.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2021.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a 2018 House Democratic primary, Gina Ortiz Jones fought her...

Bidens digital guru is starting an ad firm of her own POLITICO 3/16/2021 By Natasha Korecki © Kamil Krzaczynski/Pool via AP The Biden campaign’s digital ad investment exploded once he moved into the general election to square off against Donald Trump. A former Biden campaign senior adviser and a Priorities USA executive director are joining forces to launch a digital advertising firm, one of the first such Democratic political consulting outfits to emerge after the 2020 e...

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