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S.C. veterans’ unemployment rate drops in 2017

S.C. veterans’ unemployment rate drops in 2017 South Carolina’s annual unemployment rate from veterans declined to 3.9 percent in 2017 from 5…

South Carolina's Employment Situation February 2018

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     February 2018 Employment, labor force and jobs continue to grow People entering the state’s labor force…

DEW Executive Director's Statement February 2018

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement February 2018 Employment Statement “Recently, four people living in a homeless shelter in Myrtle…

South Carolina's Employment Situation January 2018

South Carolina’s Employment Situation    January 2018 Jobs grow to record level as employment and labor force increase South Carolina employers…

DEW Executive Director's Statement January 2018

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement January 2018 Employment Statement “Businesses continue to add jobs at a record pace. People are…

South Carolina Unemployment Rate Averages 4.3% in 2017

South Carolina unemployment rate averages 4.3% in 2017 South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate averaged 4.3 percent in 2017, down…

South Carolina has 2-to-1 unemployment vs. demand ratio

South Carolina has 2-to-1 unemployment vs. demand ratio COLUMBIA, S.C. – While South Carolina experienced a slight increase in its unemployment rate…

South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2017

S.C businesses add jobs; unemployment rate inches up South Carolina businesses continued to add jobs in December to a new record level with the…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement December 2017

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement December 2017 Employment Statement “While businesses continue to add jobs at a record pace, which…

DEW Acting Executive Director's Statement December 2018

DEW Acting Executive Director Jamie D. Suber’s Statement December 2018 Employment Situation “While South Carolina’s employment numbers hold strong…