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Workforce Board Awards Digital Literacy Grant

Workforce board awards digital literacy grants   The State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) awarded $225,070 in grants to three organizations for…

South Carolina's employment situation for May 2017

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     May 2017 Unemployment rate decrease continues, number of unemployed drops below 100,000 South Carolina’…

Statement on the July 2017 unemployment rate

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement July 2017 Employment Statement “While we are pleased to see the unemployment rate drop below 4…

South Carolina's Employment Situation April 2018

South Carolina’s Employment SituationApril 2018 Unemployment rate declines to 4.2 percent, employment continues record climb South Carolina’s…

South Carolina's Employment Situation for July 2017

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     July 2017 Revisions send unemployment rate below 4 percent, employment up almost 41,000 since last year…

Statement on August 2017 unemployment rate

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement August 2017 Employment Statement “This past month, I’ve seen how truly blessed South Carolina is…

DEW Executive Director's Statement April 2018

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement April 2018 Employment Statement “South Carolina’s businesses are hiring and have put a record…

South Carolina's employment situation for June 2017

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     June 2017 Unemployment rate hits 4 percent, number of unemployed drops 4,800 The state’s seasonally…

South Carolina's employment situation for August 2017

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     August 2017  Unemployment rate inches up in August, employer payrolls hit record level The state’s…

Available jobs increase across the state in April

There were 61,200 advertised jobs in South Carolina during April increasing by 800 from 60,300 jobs in March, according to the Conference Board’s…