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Press Releases
North Carolina will be home to one of four Infosys Innovation and Technology Hubs in America
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s Sutter Street Manufacturing will expand operations with $1.9 million investment
FCC North Carolina will add 28 jobs at manufacturing facility in Laurinburg
igh, N.C. — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 67 of North Carolina’s counties in May, decreased in 13, and remained unchanged in 20. Edgecombe and Scotland Counties each had the highest unemployment rate at 7.8 percent, while Buncombe County had the lowest at 3.3 percent. Thirteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases and two remained unchanged.
The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Main Street & Rural Planning Center announced today that 39 North Carolina communities have achieved accreditation from the National Main Street Center® for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, ® a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority awards grants to support jobs and infrastructure and property upgrades
Stormberg Foods will invest $2.48 million to start protein snack production facility
Ventura Coach Corp will expand operations with $2 million investment
HPFABRICS plans $1.1 million investment to return former textiles plant to productive use
Raleigh, N.C. — The state’s seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from April’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.3 percent.
North Carolina’s May 2017 unemployment rate decreased 0.5 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 5,265 over the month to 4,705,488 and increased 97,270 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 11,546 over the month to 222,989 and decreased 17,161 over the year.