North Carolina hasn’t logged a rising monthly unemployment rate since September 2020, as the state’s economy has rebounded from earlier COVID-19 lockdowns and business restrictions with gusto.
Despite thousands of openings, job seekers say competition makes it hard to find employment
Companies hold mass hiring events to fill jobs By Paige Pauroso | May 4, 2021 at 5:55 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 8:09 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - As more people get vaccinated, businesses are returning to normal. Some of the industries hit the hardest were the retail and service industries.
Thatâs why many of them are holding job fairs in the coming weeks.
But although there are jobs available, unemployed people are finding itâs still tough to find a job right now.
At Great Wolf Lodge, the training in team morale starts immediately. They held a hiring event Tuesday to fill nearly 100 open positions.