The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded business services grants to 14 local workforce development boards, totaling $490,000, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
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Cooper issues Executive Order to connect unemployed with jobs
Governor Roy Cooper today issued an Executive Order that the Department of Commerce will increase efforts to help North Carolinians who file for unemployment benefits return to work.
Commerce issues 2021 Economic Development tier rankings
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the county tier designations for 2021 today. The designations, which are mandated by state law, play a role in several programs that assist in economic development. For 2021, Jones County is shifting from Tier One to Tier Two. The county’s economic distress rank is #46 (it was #32 in 2020). This shift was largely driven by a change in the county’s unemployment rate rank, which moved from #50 last year to #93 this year.