West Wake News

North Carolina's potential order to extend unemployment benefits may help parents stay at home with students

By Charmaine Little | Aug 4, 2020

One of Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest orders would extend unemployment benefits related to COVID-19 to allow parents to continue to stay home as the school year begins is being called illegal by a statewide organization.

In April, nearly 60,000 Wake County residents unemployed: Report

By Charmaine Little | Jun 18, 2020

The unemployment rate in Wake County for April was the highest it has been in more than 30 years, The News & Observer reported.