North Carolina overpaid unemployment benefits by more than $600 million

The state of North Carolina overpaid unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic to the tune of $613,480,545. That's according to the N.C. Division of Employment Security.

In a breakdown of the overpayments, the division said the state overpaid benefits to 205,216 recipients between April 1, 2020, and Sept. 4, 2021. Of them, it said, 123,084 have yet to pay back the money they owe, which totals $524,561,020.

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