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South Carolina's Employment Situation April 2018

South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 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…

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…

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…

South Carolina's Employment Situation March 2018

South Carolina’s Employment Situation     March 2018 Employment, businesses’ payrolls set new records in March The number of…

DEW Executive Director's Statement March 2018

DEW Executive Director Cheryl Stanton’s Statement March 2018 Employment Statement “More and more people are entering the workforce as businesses…

60K jobs available across the state in March

60K jobs available across the state in March There were more than 60,000 advertised jobs in South Carolina during March, according to the Conference…

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…

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…