A campaign to improve the unemployment insurance system and ensure a stronger recovery for North Carolinians.
- New labor market data: Most N.C. counties, cities, and towns struggling to cope with COVID-19 impacts, October 28, 2020
- September N.C. labor market figures make clear the failure to stabilize the economy, October 20, 2020
- With joblessness widespread across NC, 45 groups call on Burr, Tillis to move a comprehensive approach to COVID-19, October 1, 2020
- Joblessness is widespread across NC, with harm worsened by loss of federal boosts to Unemployment Insurance, September 24, 2020
- New labor market data for N.C. highlight slowing recovery, ongoing need, September 18, 2020
- U.S. Census Bureau releases data on health insurance coverage in N.C., September 15, 2020
- Recovery stalls in July, Federal inaction could make August even worse, August 21, 2020
- New labor market data: With local economies still reeling in June, COVID-19 could cast a long shadow, July 29, 2020
- Looming deadline for extending $600 per week boost in Unemployment Insurance threatens people’s well-being and the economic recovery, July 23, 2020
- New labor market data: COVID-19 maintains its grip on North Carolina’s economy through June, July 17, 2020
- Latest unemployment data show persistent job losses, critical role programs play in stabilizing incomes, July 9, 2020
- May labor market picture shows potential for another uneven recovery absent more robust and targeted policy, July 1, 2020
- Lawmakers, workers, advocates call for changes to NC’s unemployment system to help jobless during COVID-19 crisis and beyond, June 29, 2020
- With nearly 30,000 unemployment claims in NC, too many workers are blocked from accessing the state UI program, June 25, 2020
- COVID-19 maintains its grip on North Carolina’s economy through May, June 19, 2020
- Unemployment Insurance continues to provide a lifeline to jobless workers, support in quickening a recovery, June 12, 2020
- Latest labor market figures show devastating blow from COVID-19, May 22, 2020
- Weekly unemployment insurance claim data released today shows need for fixes to North Carolina Unemployment Insurance system, May 21, 2020
- As lawmakers make no changes to state UI system in first COVID-19 package, unemployment claims continue to climb, May 7, 2020
- Lawmakers still need to address deficiencies of North Carolina’s unemployment system, May 5, 2020
- March labor market figures show dramatic job losses in first few weeks of COVID-19 pandemic, April 29, 2020
- Weekly unemployment claims confirm continued, unprecedented job loss, April 23, 2020
- Latest labor market figures start to show COVID-19 impact, April 17, 2020
- Specific upgrades NC should make to its unemployment insurance system, April 14, 2020
- Weekly claims data continues to confirm unprecedented nature of job loss, April 9, 2020
- Latest labor market figures and a look at historical jobless data, April 8, 2020
- US Department of Labor release of national and state unemployment insurance weekly claims confirms significant job losses across the country, April 2, 2020
- Latest employment data: COVID-19 outbreak revealing North Carolina’s economic vulnerability, March 27, 2020
- Media Release: NC communities extremely vulnerable to immediate job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, March 20, 2020
- North Carolina legislators must make additional changes to state’s unemployment insurance system during COVID-19 pandemic, March 19, 2020
- Media Advisory: Press call to address needed changes to NC’s unemployment system during COVID-19 pandemic, March 17, 2020