Tag: Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund

Stein floats idea for funding job training

Within Gov. Josh Stein’s budget request for fiscal 2026-27 is a proposal to set up a new program called the “Strategic Workforce Training” fund to underwrite job training and similar services. Stein and his aides would fund it by assessing employers a fee tied to what they pay each year in unemployment-insurance taxes. Some of […]

Written by on April 24, 2026

N.C. unemployment benefits expanded

Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order expanding the state’s weekly unemployment benefit by $250, to a maximum of $600 a week. Cooper said the move is a response to Hurricane Helene and the concerns he’s heard about job losses due to temporary storm-related business closures in Western North Carolina. The increase applies across […]

Written by on October 17, 2024