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News Archive

Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement September 2020 Employment Situation

“September’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1 percent is an impressive decline from last month’s revised estimate of 6.4 percent. However…

South Carolina’s Employment Situation September 2020

I. Household Survey(1) Employment: The seasonally adjusted, monthly survey of households estimated the number of South Carolinians working increased…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement September 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement September 2020 Employment Situation   “September’s seasonally adjusted…

Lifeboat Jobs: Week 8 – Construction

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Releases Eighth Round of Lifeboat Jobs This week’s Lifeboat Jobs are in the Construction Industry. For a…

Lifeboat Jobs: Week 7 – Support and Customer Service

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Releases Seventh Round of Lifeboat Jobs This week’s Lifeboat Jobs are focusing on the Support and…

Lifeboat Jobs: Week 6 – Information & Computer Science

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Releases Sixth Round of Lifeboat Jobs This week’s Lifeboat Jobs is focusing on the Information and…

Lifeboat Jobs: Week 5 – Manufacturing

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Releases Fifth Round of Lifeboat Jobs This week’s Lifeboat Jobs is focusing on the Manufacturing…

DEW Executive Director's Statement August 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement August 2020 Employment Situation   “The seasonally adjusted unemployment…

Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement August 2020 Employment Situation

“The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August had a significant drop to 6.3 percent from July’s revised estimate of 8.7 percent. That is the…

South Carolina’s Employment Situation August 2020

I. Household Survey(1) Employment: The seasonally adjusted, monthly survey of households estimated the number of South Carolinians working increased…