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As the House of Representatives ponders whether to follow the Senate’s example and extend unemployment benefits, members might want to consider the case of North Carolina, where employment has increased and unemployment has declined from 8.8 percent to 7.4 percent in the five months following dramatic cuts in the state’s unemployment benefits.. . .In June, North Carolina cut the duration of benefits from a maximum of 63 weeks to a maximum of 19 weeks.