10,200 North Carolinians LOOSE THEIR JOB IN JUNE!

[LLN]

Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28

Many of those are teacher assistants and teachers who lost their job with the budget cuts. Nearly 150 in Johnston County alone...

Oh, does that make it OK. I mean, they were just teachers.

Gimme a break!!!

[Asheville Native]

The Ukrainian owner of the North Carolina operations of chicken processor Townsend plans to close all the company's facilities by October and lay off more than 1,000 workers in Siler City and Mocksville.

Chicken plant closings deal blow to 2 N.C. cities | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/30/2491233/chicken-plant-closings-deal-blow.html - broken link)

Between this and the teacher and aides, that over 11,000 newly unemployed in a month.

[Asheville Native]

Greensboro, NC-- A Greensboro based company announced Thursday it is cutting staff in one area.
RF Micro Devices (RFMD), Executive Vice President, Jerry Neal told WFMY News 2 it was a hard decision, but 80 people will be let go from it's worldwide workforce. Neal said the cuts will be at its Greensboro and UK facilities in the Wafer fabrication division.

RF Micro Announce Job Cuts In Greensboro, UK | digtriad.com

Also in July, even though number in NC is unclear, it all adds up