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• Local jobless rates spike

  

  Hal L. Millard | 01/06/2009

  The local unemployment rate took a dramatic leap in November, based on the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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• Ho ho holy crap: State jobless rate nears 8 percent

  

  Hal L. Millard | 12/24/2008

  This time a year ago, the state's unemployment rate stood at 4.7 percent. What a difference a year makes.

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• State unemployment hits 7 percent

  

  Hal L. Millard | 11/21/2008

  The holiday season may be approaching, but there are few glad tidings from the N.C. Employment Security Commission, which reported on Nov. 21 that the state's unemployment rate hit 7 percent in October. That compares to a 6.5 percent rate nationally — the highest in 14 years.

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• Local jobs picture brightens slightly in September

  

  Hal L. Millard | 11/03/2008

  After a few months of steadily worsening job news, the Asheville metro area's unemployment rate declined in September, according to the latest N.C. Employment Security Commission statistics.

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• Area employment picture brightens a wee bit

  

  Hal L. Millard | 09/26/2008

  For months, the area's unemployment rate has been spiking. Add that to the local gas crisis and the supposed implosion of the U.S. economy (at least the financial sector), and it's enough to majorly harsh your economic mellow. Well, there's a glimmer of good news in the latest local job stats.

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• Unemployment rates continue to climb

  

  Hal L. Millard | 08/29/2008

  The Asheville area unemployment rate jumped yet again in July, though the increase was less than in most of the rest of the state.

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• Area, state jobless rate continues to climb

  

  Hal L. Millard | 07/31/2008

  The Asheville metropolitan area (Buncombe, Haywood, Madison and Henderson counties) saw its unemployment rise again in June to 5 percent, up from 4.8 percent in May, according to the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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• Local, statewide unemployment shoots upward

  

  Hal L. Millard | 06/30/2008

  The Asheville metro area's unemployment rose to 4.8 percent in May, a significant increase from April's 4.1 percent. But the local rate was still better than the statewide rate, which hit a high of 5.8 percent, according to the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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• Asheville unemployment rate drops in April

  

  Hal L. Millard | 06/02/2008

  Despite a generally unsteady economy nationwide, the local unemployment rate eased in April, with the Asheville metro area seeing a decrease to 4.1 percent from 4.4 percent in March, according to the latest statisctics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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• The cruelest month: April sees rise in statewide unemployment

  

  Hal L. Millard | 05/23/2008

  Since December 2007, North Carolina's unemployment rate (then 4.7 percent) has been increasing steadily. For April, the state's rate hit 5.4 percent, according to the latest statistics from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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