There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...

Despite the recent good news — the unemployment rate and new jobless claims are down, economic and job growth are up, the nation’s 12.8 million unemployed people face two threats from Congress in the ...

The recent surge in the state's jobless rate has made about 40,000 North Carolinians eligible for extended unemployment benefits. The N.C. Employment Security Commission said today that those ...