Jobs Coverage

Lenovo President Vlad Rozanovich discusses hurdles tech industry faces

Lenovo is forecasting growth in the second half of this year - as much of the tech industry faces hurdles, with many laying off employees. Vlad Rozanovich, the president of Lenovo North America, discussed these new numbers and what it means for the tech sector.

RDU prepares for record-breaking summer travel, works to get ahead of staff shortages

The Raleigh-Durham International Airport is preparing for an expected record-breaking summer of travel.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL anchor/reporter

TSA recruiting workers at RDU ahead of summer travel

RDU has more than 400 TSA employees. Currently, they're looking to hire at least 50 more agents. TSA is hosting a hiring event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh Durham at RTP in Durham.

Red Hat joins list of tech companies to cut jobs

Red Hat has hundreds of employees based at its headquarters in downtown Raleigh and some 19,000 worldwide.

Vinfast to train future workforce at community college in Sanford

Gov. Roy Cooper, VinFast U.S. Manufacturing CEO Van Anh Nguyen, state leaders and local leaders met Wednesday at Central Carolina Community College to provide an update on the Vietnamese-based automaker's progress in North Carolina.

VinFast to train factory workforce at new facility in Sanford

SANFORD  – Gov. Roy Cooper, VinFast U.S. Manufacturing CEO Van Anh Nguyen, state leaders and local leaders met Wednesday at […]

Durham Fire Department hoping to hire 50 firefighters

The Durham Fire Department is hoping to hire 50 firefighters in April.

Now hiring: Wake, Durham, Johnston among school districts holding job fairs

Interested in a career in education? On Saturday, four area school districts are holding hiring events.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Cumberland high school students get focused on careers through summit

Roughly 200 students from four high schools joined a youth summit on Thursday in a partnership between Cumberland County Schools and Fayetteville State University.

High school students look for career track stewarded by Fayetteville entrepreneurs

Roughly 200 students from four high schools joined a youth summit on Thursday in a partnership between Cumberland County Schools and Fayetteville State University.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Navigating what to do when you're laid off

Hopefully this will never happen to you, but if it does, Five on Your Side has tips on what to do next.

President Biden talks plans to bring jobs back to America

President Joe Biden wants America to bring back its top spot as a leader in manufacturing.

'It's a commonsense issue': President Biden visits Durham, calls on congress to pass assault weapons ban

President Joe Biden landed in the Triangle on Tuesday to kick off his administration's Investing in America tour in an effort to revive American manufacturing.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Senior Durham reporter

President Joe Biden traveling to Wolfspeed next week

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will travel to Durham as part of his Investing in America tour. One of the […]

Credit Suisse's big Triangle center continues to 'operate normally' despite bank's merger

Credit Suisse's big operations center in the Triangle is continuing to post open jobs even as its corporate parent is being absorbed by much bigger Swiss rival UBS after the international banking giant's finances and stock collapsed over the last week.

VinFast shakeup raises concern in Chatham County

Vietnam-based VinFast, an electric SUV manufacturer with plans for North Carolina, said three of its sales executives have left the company.

RDU hiring more TSA employees in response to rapid growth

RDU is growing rapidly. As the number of people traveling surges, the airport is expanding to meet the demand.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Governor says college degrees will not be required now for many state jobs

With over 1,400 job openings within the state, Governor Roy Cooper gave an executive order to allow state jobs to not require higher education degrees for openings. WRAL's Aaron Thomas spoke with officials and a person affected by this to learn what it means for the state.

'We want people to come in and qualify off of life experience': New executive order aims to hire those with job experience rather than degrees

As of Monday night, there are currently 1400 available government jobs across the state.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

NC jobless rate remains 3.8% but NCSU economist sees positive trends in hiring

North Carolina's unemployment rate in January remained the same rate as in December at 3.8% but N.C. State economist Dr. Mike Walden sees some positive news as he looks inside the numbers.

Economic experts see February jobs report as mixed news

America's employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January's huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively to fight inflation.

The US economy added 311,000 jobs in February, outpacing expectations

The US economy added 311,000 jobs in February, according to the Labor Department's closely watched monthly employment snapshot, released Friday.

By Alicia Wallace, CNN

At Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School, students go to work each week

Students only attend classes four days a week. An entire day of their week is spent working for a local company.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Durham YouthWorks program trains young people to join workforce

The Durham YouthWorks program is accepting applications until March 3.

Durham YouthWorks program keeps young people busy, away from temptation to crime during summer months

The Durham YouthWorks program is accepting applications until March 3.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter