Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

Usually, the Harrah’s Cherokee Center is a place to see a show, catch a game and be entertained. On Friday, Nov. 8, its ...

Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority are providing for small businesses in their hour of ...

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by ...

Burke County’s jobless rate fell more than a percentage point in September.

North Carolina has the 12th best tax code in the country, according to a new study. The nonprofit Tax Foundation publishes a ...

(The Center Square) – North Carolina has the 12th best tax code in the country, according to a new study. The nonprofit Tax ...

America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes ...

North Carolina, meanwhile ... generated with data from the U.S. Department of Labor's weekly unemployment insurance claims report.

U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 216,000 last week, down 12,000 claims from 228,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Alaska saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with ...