Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell .2 percentage points to 4.9 percent in March, as the state added 111,111 working people since March 2016. According to state jobs figures released Friday by the Department of Commerce, the number of people working increased 15,331 from February to March, while the number of people unemployed decreased 8,149 over … Continue reading Unemployment Drops in North Carolina, State Adds 111,111 Jobs Over Year