RALEIGH — North Carolina businesses won’t have to pay even higher unemployment insurance taxes beyond what’s already required while the state still owes the federal government money used to pay jobless benefits during the Great Recession. The U.S. Department of Labor told Gov. ...

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A construction worker’s recent traumatic injuries while working at a SouthPark apartment site highlight just how dangerous working in the field can be. The 796 fatalities last year in construction accounted for the highest number of deadly working injuries of ...

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Charlotte made the top 20 list of the best places in the country to find a job, according to a new study undertaken by WalletHub, a personal finance website. The Queen City ranked 18th for job seekers among the nation’s ...

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Only six states added more construction jobs than North Carolina from December to January, and the state also added construction jobs year over year, according to the latest report from the Associated General Contractors of America, based on data from ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday released the national employment figures from October, which showed little change in the unemployment rate and a slight gain in the number of non-farm payroll employees. According to the statistics, the national unemployment ...

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North Carolina lost 1,700 construction jobs from July to August, and even more when compared to August 2012, according to a report released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America and based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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