RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * North Carolina's August Employment Figures Released The state's seasonally adjusted August 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from July's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.3 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate was unchanged from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 2,394 over the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- University of North Carolina School of Medicine Associate Professor Justin Byron submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sharing data on misperceptions regarding very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes and presenting findings on how these misperceptions can be corrected. The commenter stated that some people perceive VLNC cigarettes to be less harmful. A 2018 study found that a large per  more