The Charlotte-area unemployment rate rose in June to 11.2 percent from 10.4 percent in May, according to preliminary statistics released today from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. Charlotte was not alone; unemployment rates increased in 91 of the ...

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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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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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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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RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 9.7 percent as the state added nearly 3,000 jobs. The state Employment Security Commission reported Friday that the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged from March but noted that employers ...

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Dale Tobias started working when he was 13, learning to fix cars. But it wasn’t until he turned 15 that he got his first “real job,” he said. That gig involved delivering newspapers door to door for The Charlotte Observer. ...

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The Charlotte-area’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in March from 10.9 percent in February, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina said today. But the area’s rate is still above the state’s March rate of 9.7 percent. The Charlotte-area ...

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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in March, marking the fifth straight month that the rate has remained below double digits. The Employment Security Commission said today the rate was 9.7 percent, compared with 9.8 percent in February and 11.3 ...

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Unemployment in the Charlotte area fell to 10.7 percent in February from 11.2 percent in January, while Mecklenburg County’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 10.2 percent, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina said today. Those rates are still higher than ...

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The Charlotte metropolitan area’s unemployment rate increased in January to 11.1 percent from 10.7 percent in December, according to data released today from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. The biggest over-the-month job losses in the Charlotte metro area ...

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