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Robeson jobless rate jumps in July
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (370+ words) ROBESON COUNTY — The unemployment rate in Robeson County saw a large increase in the month of July, according to N.C. Department of Commerce data released Wednesday. Robeson’s jobless rate was 5.4%, up from 4.8% in June. The rate has often increased in…...
Robeson jobless rate unchanged in June
3+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) RALEIGH — Robeson County’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in June, with its not seasonally adjusted rate measuring at 4.8%, according to data released by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Rates have typically risen sharply in June, having done so in each…...
Robeson jobless rate unchanged in April - The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) ROBESON COUNTY — The unemployment rate in Robeson County remained unchanged in April at 4.7%, according to data released last week by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Robeson’s rate was also 4.7% in March, dropping from a 5.2% mark in February and a 5.7% mark…...
Robeson jobless rate improves 0.5% in March
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) ROBESON COUNTY — Robeson County’s unemployment rate dropped by half a percentage point in March, according to data released last week by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Robeson’s jobless rate was 4.7% in March, down from 5.2% in February and 5.7% in March....
Robeson jobless rate improves 0.5% in February
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (291+ words) ROBESON COUNTY — The unemployment rate in Robeson County saw a half-point improvement in the month of February, according to data released by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Robeson County’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 5.2% in February, down from 5.7% in…...
Hood: On affordability, deeds trump words
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (640+ words) RALEIGH — Most federal, state, and local policymakers are saying the right things about housing. Our leaders say they want to make it easier for young people to purchase homes and older people to keep them. But are they doing enough…...
Campbell: NC’s economic dean gives an update
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (513+ words) Mike Walden is the Dean of North Carolina economists, having studied, written and lectured on our economy for more than 40 years. When Walden speaks, we listen. Recently, Dr. Walden spoke to the Raleigh Investors Club, and we felt his remarks…...
Hood: Keep recent economic news in perspective
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (382+ words) RALEIGH — Here are three stories about North Carolina’s economy that made headlines last week — each undeniably newsworthy and yet each requiring more information to put in proper historical context. First, North Carolina’s gross domestic product grew by 5.6% in inflation-adjusted terms…...
Robeson unemployment up slightly in November
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) LUMBERTON — Robeson County’s jobless rate was 5.2% in November, according to N.C. Department of Commerce data released on Friday. This non-seasonally-adjusted rate was up 0.1% from the previous number of 5.1% in September, with October data unavailable due to the government shutdown....
State unemployment figures for November released
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (270+ words) Robesonian RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted November 2025 unemployment rate was 3.8%. The national rate was 4.6%. October 2025 data are unavailable due to the lapse in appropriations during the federal government shutdown last fall, but the state rate was 3.7% in September. North Carolina’s…...