From left, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Gov. Roy Cooper, and Senator Tom Tillis met with local leaders the the North Fork Reservoir in Black Mountain, October 10, 2024. North Carolina Gov. Roy ...

The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has been extended to Jan. 7, 2025, for people in 39 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday issued an executive order to make it easier for people who lost their job due to the coronavirus to file for unemployment. The executive order made the ...

Twenty-five North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina received approval for disaster unemployment assistance [DUA], the Division of Employment Security [DES] ...

Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Wednesday increasing the maximum weekly unemployment payment available to North Carolinians in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The executive order applies ...

The state’s Department of Employment Security is in a pickle about how to handle furloughed federal employees applying for unemployment benefits. Nearly 800 people have applied for unemployment ...

As unemployment skyrocketed during the Great Recession, North Carolina officials were fielding 100,000 phone calls a week from people seeking help with unemployment benefits. Now, nearly that many ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A Troubleshooter investigation into the state's unemployment system is getting results. The state is taking new action to protect your identity when it comes to unemployment fraud.

A sign outside an Asheville business on December 3, 2024. Hurricane Helene has taken a devastating toll on the region’s economy, with Buncombe County’s unemployment rate soaring — from the state’s ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order on Wednesday to increase unemployment benefits for workers who are impacted by Hurricane Helene and are struggling to make ends meets. The ...