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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – As North Carolina’s unemployment rate continues its steady decline, employers across the state are simultaneously ramping up their hiring efforts. There are currently tens of thousands of jobs on offer across the Triangle region alone. According to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the state’s unemployment rate hovered around 5% in April, reflecting only a slight drop from the previous month. Still, that figure is 8.5 percentage opoints lower than a year ago, when unemployment hit 13.5%. But the pace of hiring varies widely from sec...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – WRAL TechWire is tracking the Triangle’s job trends as the region continues its economic recovery. Our weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the region’s top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring and for what positions. We’ve also included upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings. Let’s highlight what’s new on the job boards since last week’s Jobs Report: New Jobs at Terra Dotta Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dott...

Asynchronous learning options will remain available to WSU students who are not returning to campus for in-person classes this fall.  WSU recommends students who are unable or hesitant to return to campus this fall to consult with their academic adviser, Phil Weiler, WSU vice president for marketing and communications, said.  Advisers will work to ensure students’ needs are met and that they remain on track to graduate. “Our goal always is to get students graduated,” Weiler said. “We’ll do whatever we can to make sure that we remove any obstacles from [students] being able to get ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – While the pace of hiring has been ramping up in the Triangle and across North Carolina, considerable talent gaps continue to dampen the region’s economic recovery. WRAL TechWire examined this dynamic last week in a multi-part series covering the state’s emerging “jobs conundrum.” Pandemic-related concerns and lack of financial incentives play into this shortfall, as NC State economist Mike Walden pointed out in a column. Employers are scrambling to fill high-demand roles in healthcare, drug development and biotechnology, as today’s Jobs Report shows. Jobs ...

Global studies department, MRC present LOCO Festival Screenshot by Martin Dolan Marisol Marcin, program coordinator for the global studies department and a lecturer of global studies, organized the LOCO Festival. The LOCO Festival was first created in Spain to inform students about the importance of human rights activism, issues of migration May 10, 2021 This past week, the global studies department and the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) hosted a digital event called the LOCO Festival at Binghamton University. The event ran from May 3 to May 6 with a series of virtual webinar...