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, N.C. - North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Anthony M. Copeland announced today that North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2016 with a total of $22.9 billion, a 4.3 percent increase from 2015. Additionally, tourism industry-supported employment topped 218,000 jobs to set another record for the state. “Nearly 50 million people from across the United States visited North Carolina destinations last year,” Secretary Copeland said. “The money they spent supported 218,340 jobs and more than 45,000 businesses.”

igh, N.C. —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 98 of North Carolina’s counties in March, increased in one, and remained unchanged in one.  Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 12.3 percent, while Buncombe County had the lowest at 3.7 percent.  All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount at 6.6 percent had the highest rate and Asheville had the lowest rate at 3.9 percent.  The March not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.7 percent. 

Raleigh, N.C. — The state’s seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from February’s revised rate.  The national rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point to 4.5 percent. North Carolina’s March 2017 unemployment rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago.  The number of people employed increased 15,331 over the month to 4,706,795 and increased 111,111 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 8,149 over the month to 244,060 and decreased 4,697 over the year.

North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority awards grants to support new jobs and infrastructure upgrades

31 Jobs Coming to Everetts as Weitron Plans $12.8 Million Investment

Company Will Invest $1.8 Million in Global Headquarters and Bring 130 Jobs to Wake County

Company Will Invest More Than $40 million in Manufacturing Operations in Morganton

Cary, N.C. - Trilliant Networks will establish its global headquarters in the Research Triangle Area, creating 130 jobs over the next five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The smart grid software and communications company will invest $1.8 million at its current offices in Cary to accommodate for this expansion of corporate operations.

North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland has appointed Napoleon Wallace, a finance and community development executive, as the department’s Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development. Mr. Wallace will spearhead the department’s support for North Carolina’s rural communities, leading a team of specialists that help communities make the necessary preparations and infrastructure investments to attract business and economic growth.

Fiberglass door maker to relocate manufacturing facility from China to Lenoir