We’re happy to launch “Catch Up With Commerce,” a new blog highlighting the events, job announcements, and economic development activity that the N.C. Department of Commerce supports across the state.

Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all 100 counties in July 2026. Edgecombe and Halifax Counties each had the highest unemployment rate at 5.5 percent while Currituck County had ...

LMI_Tuesday_090126.pdf PDF • 2.23 MB - September 02, 2026 Presentation LMI Tuesdays Document Entity Terms Presentation First Published September 1, 2026 Last Updated September 1, 2026 ...

New joint research from the Labor & Economic Analysis Division (LEAD) and the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) ...

Today Governor Josh Stein announced that Boater’s World Manufacturing Group, LLC will create 179 new jobs in Beaufort County. The company says it will invest more than $6 million to establish a boat ...

Today Governor Josh Stein announced ProVia LLC, a manufacturer of exterior building products, will create 400 jobs in Davie County. The company will invest $120 million to build a window manufacturing ...

Today Governor Stein, the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s (NCDOC) Division of Community Revitalization (DCR), and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) announced 10 projects to ...

Today Governor Josh Stein announced Great Southern Wood-NC, Inc. (GSWNC), a manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, will create 43 jobs in Scotland County. The company will invest $40 million to ...

In order to participate in the Workforce Pell Grant Program, a short-term training program must meet certain requirements and be approved both by the State of North Carolina and the U.S. Department of ...