Business experts say Thursday's federal minimum wage hike will have a negative effect on many of Onslow County's small businesses. "This will hurt a lot of bottom lines," said Jim Reichardt, the Onslow County director of economic development.

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. business investment weakened last month and consumers are retrenching worldwide, reports today showed, heightening pressure on policy makers to take stronger steps to combat the credit squeeze.

Jeff Hoffman seems safely removed from the worries brought on by the weak economy. Business is solid. His job is secure. And about 55 people answer to him. But the operator of Chick-fil-A’s Jefferson Pointe location has been forced to make some difficul

The state Department of Labor, in conjunction with a number of law enforcement agencies across the region, announced Tuesday that 44 people have been charged for allegedly defrauding the state's unemployment insurance program.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's annual employment growth slowed in August as the national economy continued to stagger, but the state still showed a boost of 18,200 non-farm jobs from a year ago, the state labor department reported Thursday.