North Carolina is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, includes foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? YES

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.3%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

Senate Bill 991 "provides that the state government shall require in every contract for the performance of telemarketing services provisions that only those that may be employed are U.S. citizens and persons authorized to work in the United States. Also provides for disclosure of specific information from customer sales and service centers... Session begins in May 2004."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com