North Carolina's June unemployment drops below 5%

North Carolina’s economy crossed another benchmark in June as the unemployment rate dipped below 5% for the first time since October 2007, ending a string of 105 consecutive months at 5% or higher. In addition, employers reported adding nearly 20,000 workers from May to June, a figure bested by only three months since the beginning of the recession. However, the May jobs report released Friday morning by the N.C. Department of Commerce wasn’t all positive, and the unemployment rate dipped to…

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