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Applications for US unemployment aid tick higher to 254,000
WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week but the number of applications remained low, the latest sign that layoffs are scarce. The Labor Department says weekly...
View ArticleUS unemployment claims fall to 12-week low
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped to a 12-week low at the start of February, a sign of a stable job market for U.S. workers. The Labor Department says...
View ArticleApplications for US jobless benefits fell to a low 216,000
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs declined and hiring is likely strong. The Labor Department...
View ArticleImpacted by coronavirus? Here’s how to file for unemployment in North Carolina
, RALEIGH (WTVD) — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday issued an executive order to make it easier for people who lost their job due to the coronavirus to file for unemployment. The executive order made the...
View ArticleCape Fear residents voice frustrations navigating the unemployment process...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — If you’ve been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, you may already know how navigating the unemployment process can be frustrating and confusing at times. WWAY looked...
View ArticleStill waiting for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19? You’re not alone
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s been more than two weeks after businesses in the Cape Fear began to feel the effects of the coronavirus, and many service workers and other laid-off employees are still...
View ArticleSelf-employed North Carolinians eligible to file for unemployment assistance...
RALEIGH (WTVD) — Starting Friday, thousands of North Carolinians now have the opportunity to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) through North Carolina’s Division of Employment Security....
View ArticleTrump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) — With aid expiring, the White House has offered a short-term extension of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19...
View ArticleThousands of unemployed workers stuck waiting more than 70 days for benefits
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — More than seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic and frustrations continue to mount from the unemployed in North Carolina, many of whom have waited weeks, even months for...
View ArticleSurprise tax forms reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with so many claims during the pandemic that many struggled to distinguish the correct from the criminal. Simple tax...
View ArticleWork requirement reinstated for SC unemployment benefits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Unemployed South Carolinians will have to prove they are looking for work if they want to keep receiving jobless benefits starting next month. The South Carolina Department of...
View ArticleJob fair held by Labor Finders of Wilmington hoping to fill increasing job...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) —Today, a job fair was held by labor finders, offering high paying jobs and inviting people of all skill sets to come out and apply. Organizers of the Labor Finders Job Fair say...
View ArticleReemployment bonus idea advanced by NC Senate committee
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina state senators have advanced a proposal giving $1,500 bonuses to unemployment benefit recipients who return to work this summer. A Senate committee voted Wednesday...
View ArticleGov. Cooper resists calls from GOP Senators to end ‘excessive federal benefits’
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Thursday resisted calls by the state’s two Republican U.S. Senators to stop accepting federal funding for enhanced unemployment payments, as many...
View ArticleUnemployment benefit overpayments must be paid back
NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security released an update on unemployment assistance. The N.C. Division of Employment Security Assistant...
View ArticleNC House passes bill to end additional $300 unemployment benefits
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a bill that would end the additional $300 in unemployment insurance provided by the federal government....
View ArticleGov. Cooper reinstates certain unemployment benefits requirements
RALEIGH, N.C. (WWAY) — As federal unemployment benefits end in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper today issued an Executive Order that reinstates certain unemployment benefits requirements after...
View ArticleAudit: More than $400 million in NC unemployment funds not paid out in timely...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina failed to pay more than $400 million in unemployment benefits to people in a timely fashion during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released...
View ArticleFewer Americans file for jobless claims last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs continue to fall amid a strong job market rebound. Jobless claims fell by 15,000 to 214,000 for the week ending...
View ArticleFeds say $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment aid was likely stolen
(CBS NEWS) — An estimated $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits was likely stolen by fraudsters who used the Social Security numbers of dead people and prisoners to claim the aid, a...
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