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What should I do if I lose my job?Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:12PMIt’s a question that no one wants to contemplate: How do I get unemployment benefits if I lose my job?

Local jobless rates spikeTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:58PMThe local unemployment rate took a dramatic leap in November, based on the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission. The Asheville metro area (Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, and Madison countis) saw its aggregate rate jump to 6.2 percent in November from 5.2 in October. All four counties saw significant individual rate spikes, with Haywood experiencing the biggest rise in ...

Perdue Names Former Orange Co. Commissioner To State PostTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:47PMThe Herald Sun reports Gov.-elect Bev Perdue’s transition team on Monday named former Orange County Commissioner Moses Carey the chairman of the Employment Security Commission.

JOBLESS GET BUSY SIGNALTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:26AMIt just might be easier to win money in a Michigan scratch-off lottery card than it is to register for jobless benefits.

ALABAMA VOICES: Degrees matter moreTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:10AMNow that the 2008 elections are over, America must deal with a tumultuous economic future. Statistics identify staggering numbers of personal and national debt, slowing consumer spending and draining financial reserves.

Surge in jobless claims slows some checksTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:47AMThe N.C. Employment Security Commission, which processes unemployment claims and benefits, had technical problems over the weekend that could delay payment for some unemployed people.

For many less fortunate locals, the new year means looking for a new jobTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:04AMOn the first business day of 2009, the Employment Security Commission office in Rock Hill was open. Friday broke with a line out to the parking lot, just like the line each day the place has been open since before Thanksgiving.

Perdue picks leaders for DOT, commerce, cultureMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:11PMRALEIGH

NC restores computer system deluged by job claimsMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:31PM(AP:RALEIGH, N.C.) A phone line problem combined with an overload of applicants for unemployment overwhelmed the computer system at the North Carolina Employment Security Commission on Sunday and Monday, preventing some people from filing claims.