RALEIGH — North Carolina is seeing some welcome signs of job growth but not enough to keep the state’s unemployment rate from creeping upward. The Employment Security Commission reported today that the state’s unemployment rate in January was 9.9 percent, ...

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The unemployment rate fell in the Charlotte area and Mecklenburg County from November to December, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina said today. But the rates for Charlotte and the county still remained above the state’s December rate of ...

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Charlotte will be the host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee said today, ending months of speculation in the Queen City. The city beat out St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland for the 46th DMC, an event expected to ...

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North Carolina gained 2,300 nonfarm jobs in December, but its unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent from 9.7 percent in November, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina said today. According to the seasonally adjusted data, the gain in jobs ...

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From October to November, a record-high 3,500 jobs were shed in Charlotte’s leisure and hospitality industry, according to the latest unemployment data from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. It’s the most jobs lost in a single month in ...

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