North Carolina unemployment claims skyrocket: 170K in one week

The number of unemployment claims in North Carolina skyrocketed last week, smashing the mark set the previous week as businesses take drastic action amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. For the week ending March 28, 170,881 unemployment claims were filed in North Carolina, according to federal data released Thursday. That's up from 94,000 for the week before — the same week Gov. Roy Cooper ordered restaurant and bar establishments to cease dine-in service in a move meant to…