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The unemployment rate rose in the Charlotte region to 10.4 percent in May from 10.3 percent in April, while Mecklenburg County’s rate jumped to 10.2 percent from 9.9 percent over the same period, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina ...

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The addition of high-tech jobs in North Carolina is making the state’s economy more resilient to economic downturns, but the future is not as bright for traditional manufacturing, a report says. TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, released the report, ...

Construction employment fell 4.5 percent in May from a year ago, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. The Arlington, Va.-based trade group said the state shed 8,000 jobs over the year. Construction employment in May stood at 170,700. ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate remains at 9.7 percent for the third straight month, as the state shed more than 7,000 jobs. The state Employment Security Commission reported today that the jobless rate for May remains the same as ...

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With The Charlotte Observer struggling financially and laying off staff, reporter Greg Lacour took a buyout in October 2008, walking away from a 20-year career as a journalist. Over the years, he had garnered impressive accolades, including being part of ...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission heard today from Ron Kimble, Charlotte’s deputy city manager, about the city’s strategy for increasing economic development while focusing on sustainable development, tax base expansion and quality job growth. The city breaks down its economic development ...

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Gov. Beverly Perdue said today that she has signed an executive order to allow federal unemployment insurance benefits to be restored to some 47,000 North Carolinians. The benefits went away when Perdue in April vetoed legislation that would have kept ...

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North Carolina’s economy expanded by only 1 percent last year and will continue to have a sluggish recovery from the recession through 2012, University of North Carolina at Charlotte economist John Connaughton said today in his latest quarterly economic forecast. “Overall, the ...

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Unemployment in the Charlotte metro area dipped to 10.3 percent in April from 10.4 percent in March, keeping it above the state’s rate of 9.5 percent, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina said today. Mecklenburg County’s rate was 9.8 percent, ...

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After 12 years of working at HDR Engineering in Charlotte, Chris Matthews was called into his boss’s office on a Monday afternoon in July 2009 and told his services were no longer needed. Matthews said that like many architectural and ...

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