Spotlight Stagnant hiring keeps NC unemployment rate unchanged in January RICHARD CRAVER Staff Reporter Apr 10, 2026 Apr 10, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save North Carolina's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8% during January amid a stagnant market for both job seekers and employers.kAm%96 DE2E6 ;@3=6DD C2E6 C67=64E65 >:?:>2= 492?86 7C@> E96 2??F2= >2?52E65 36?49>2C<:?8 @7 F?6>A=@J>6?E 52E2 E92E’D C6BF:C65 3J E96 &]$] {23@C s6A2CE>6?E]k^AmkAmu@C y2?F2CJ[ E96 DE2E6 r@>>6C46 s6A2CE>6?E C6A@CE65 2? @G6C2== 564C62D6 @7 b[bhg :? :ED =23@C 7@C46 7C@> s646>36C[ C6AC6D6?E:?8 2 ?6E =@DD @7 b[chc ;@3D 2?5 he >@C6 :?5:G:5F2=D =:DE65 2D ?6H=J F?6>A=@J65 2?5 =@@<:?8 7@C H@C<]k^Am kAm!6@A=6 ?@E 24E:G6=J =@@<:?8 7@C H@C< 2C6 ?@E 4@F?E65 E@H2C5 E96 F?6>A=@J>6?E C2E6]k^Am People are also reading… Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car This new spot in Marion is offering locally grown food and beer, run by farmers and a brewer Reports: NC Rep. 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