The Umatilla Indian Reservation wants to expand away from gaming as their main economic driver. Gaming has long been the main business there, now they're jumping into the technology sector.

Mecklenburg County's unemployment rate spiked in May after two months of slight declines, according to data released Friday. In addition, the numbers for the summer months could be worse, experts say, as teens look for work and transplants seek a stronge

Although North Carolina officials have never attracted a major assembly plant, the state is a large supplier to automakers. Roughly a quarter of manufacturing employment is tied to motor vehicles.

(AP:NEW YORK) Wall Street was mostly higher Friday after a government employment report showed the nation's employers cut far fewer jobs than expected last month, stirring optimism about the buoyancy of the economy.

In a series of what Assembly leaders said were "unprecedented" hearings on the state's economy, lawmakers moved yesterday to trim taxes for New Jersey businesses, expand grants to help keep or create jobs, and help homeowners avoid foreclosure.