Initial unemployment-insurance benefit claims in North Carolina increased again last week, but at a much lower rate, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Jobless Americans in many states are starting to see heftier unemployment checks, thanks to the $900 billion relief package Congress approved in late December.
Some states, like Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas, won’t be able to issue additional funds from the Covid relief law to certain workers for several weeks.