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What explains North Carolina’s high jobless rate?

What explains North Carolina’s high jobless rate?, Bladen Journal, Apex Herald, June 1, 2012. Prior to the recession, North Carolina had an unemployment rate near 4.5 percent. At the worst point in the recession, the state’s jobless rate soared to 11.4 percent, tied for seventh highest in the nation. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economic, featured.