# NC job market update: unemployment rates remain low, creating challenges for job seekers and recent grads

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Podcast: [Due South](https://stenobird.com/podcast/due-south-6665725)
Published: 2026-08-06T16:00:00+00:00
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0:01:00 Unemployment rates remain low in NC, creating challenges for job seekers and recent graduates Increasing inflation, AI in the workplace, and low confidence in the job market. Due South talks with economists to see what is going right in North Carolina’s economy and what to keep an eye on. Plus, updates on tech changes and layoffs. Michael Walden , William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at NC State University and writer of “You Decide” newsletter Brian Gordon, Business and Technology reporter for the News and Observer Andrew Berger-Gross, senior economist for the North Carolina Department of Commerce 0:33:00 NC Innovation funding research and invention The Triangle remains one of the fastest growing metro regions in the US, with auxiliary homes for Novo Nordisk, Amazon, and Meta - among other notables. What will our state's labor force and economy center around half a century from now? The next chapter in growth, ingenuity, and creation may very well include NC Innovation. Michelle Bolas , President and CEO of NCInnovation

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