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More than one-half million North Carolina workers are unemployed and actively seeking work, according to data released today (Wednesday, March 10).

According to numbers from the state's Employment Security Commission, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for North Carolina climbed to 11.1% in February.  The January rate had been 10.9 percent.  The new figures show that 502,533 able-bodied, unemployed workers actively seeking employment in North Carolina can't find a job.

The state economy actually saw 8,000 new jobs created in February, but the work force grew by 15,000 workers, meaning the number of unemployed workers actively seeking work crested one-half million.