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Report: Airports contribute $61B, 373,000 jobs to N.C. economy
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s publicly owned airports contribute $61 billion to the state’s economy each year and support 373,000 jobs, according to a report released by the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation.
OPINION: North Carolina leads in lost jobs
There are about 300,000 fewer jobs in North Carolina today than there were in February, before the start of the COVID-19 recession. That’s a 7.5% drop in total employment — the biggest decline in the southern United States.
OPINION: Metro areas suffer big job losses
North Carolina’s economy, battered by COVID-19 itself as well as government’s costly attempts to contain its spread, is still struggling to recover. There were about 350,000 fewer jobs in August than in February. That’s a 7.6% decline in total employment — the worst in the Southeast.
Cooper promises $445 million to big corporations while small businesses struggle under COVID-19 orders
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has promised $445 million state tax dollars to corporations so far in 2020. At the same time, he’s kept a large swath of North Carolina’s small businesses closed under his COVID-19 orders.
NC Chamber names Brewer a 2019–2020 Jobs Champion
RALEIGH — The N.C. Chamber today named State Representative Scott Brewer of Rockingham a 2019–2020 Jobs Champion in its annual "How They Voted" report.
OP-ED: This Labor Day, celebrate the freedom and prosperity of North Carolina’s Right to Work law
This Labor Day, we celebrate America’s working men and women, many of whom are going the extra mile during this COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMN: Cowboys, teachers and 'Father Fix-it'
Where do cowboys come from? In my family’s case, they came from a farm in Ohio. My cousins Del and Dana were raised on that farm but had an itch to go to rodeo school out in Texas. And in due time they became cowboys, the real kind, cowpokes who fix fences, brand cattle, and sleep soundly in a bunk house after a 14-hour work day. When you’re young, you can do that kind of thing.
Bill would make it easier for military spouses, veterans to find work
RALEIGH — Military spouses and veterans could find it easier to get jobs in North Carolina.
The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 1053 on Thursday, June 4, and it heads to the House’s Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs committee.
COLUMN: Job losses merit energetic response
RALEIGH — North Carolina employers shed 616,000 jobs in March and April, according to the latest establishment survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a decline of 13% in just two months. Our labor-market collapse will look even worse when BLS releases its May survey in a few weeks.
North Carolina receives federal COVID-19 employment and training grant
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has announced that North Carolina has received a $6 million federal grant to support jobs and workforce training to help address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.