Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained below the national average in August at 4.1 percent, dropping 0.9 percent from a year ago as the state added 69,738 jobs over that period.  The national unemployment rate is 4.4 percent. The number of people unemployed in North Carolina decreased 42,910 over the year, according to the … Continue reading N.C. Unemployment Remains Below National Average in August