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Posted: July 20, 2012

NC unemployment rate remains 9.4 percent

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Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina's unemployment rate remains stuck at 9.4 percent.

The state's jobless rate in June was the same as it was in May and April.

Employment did increase by 16,900 with 6,400 of those jobs coming in professional and business services, the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Labor and Economic Analysis Division said Friday.

The unemployment rate a year ago was 10.6 percent.

The jobless rate and the employment numbers were seasonally adjusted, taking into account such factors as weather and summer vacations for schools.

According to the state, North Carolina has added some 85,000 jobs over the past year. The biggest gain in employment came in government at 13,000 followed by education and health services at 12,100 and trade, transportation and utilities at 9,400.

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WooHoo, show me where I blamed Obama.

Thank you, I am aware that Golo is not a jobs site.

Please give me the details of my job search, since you appear to know everything about it.-storchheim

I do not know the details of your job search however you seem to spend an inordinate amount of time on golo for a person who claims to be actively seeking employment. Btw, are you seriously suggesting you don't blame all the world problems on Obama???

WooHoo2You
July 20, 2012 7:46 p.m.

If radical politics shows up in your job interview, it is unlikely you would be considered for hiring. retroconsultant

I have a friend who is a UNC grad and a pretty outspoken liberal who has been out for work for years and has gone on countless interviews in that time and has yet to land a job. I think your post is what is happeing in her interviews.

nowon_yuno
July 20, 2012 7:10 p.m.

There are ways to make claims of various discriminations being practiced by employers,of all the age discrimination is by far the hardest to prove,many are critical of others who are on this site,older,unemployed,I would ask them to take a look around who their company is hiring and then post the age brackets,if being honest I would venture to say not many over 45 get the jobs.

muggs
July 20, 2012 6:54 p.m.

This administartion has created jobs,with the overwhelming numbers of welfare and social system recipients we have added to those agencies people who now are secure in a career job, with benefits.

muggs
July 20, 2012 6:43 p.m.

The government and all the folks that are on that payroll have very little interest in the world around them,each one of them fights to look as if they are indespensible,thus securing their own employment,yes I honestly believe that,if it were not the case there would be many whisstle blowers coming out and exsposing government waste,we all know it exist just are not quite sure exactly where and to what extent,for that we would need inside info,not going to happen.

muggs
July 20, 2012 6:35 p.m.

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