Washington PostNC agency says Jan. jobless rate hit 9.7 percentForbesBy EMERY P. DALESIO , 03.11.09, 02:59 PM EDT North Carolina manufacturing and construction workers lost jobs by the thousands in January, pushing the state's unemployment to 9.7 percent - the highest rate in more than 25 years, the state's Employment ...Calif., 6 other states' jobless rates above 10% Bizjournals.comCalifornia hemorrhages jobs, but all states hurting ReutersCharleston Regional Business - WBBM780 - Greenville News - Chicago Tribuneall 437 news articles