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S.C., Charleston unemployment edges up in January
By George Kaplan on Monday, 18 March 2013 - 11:04amSouth Carolina's jobless rate elevated to 8.7% in January.Up one-tenth of a percentage point from an adjusted 8.6% in December -- it was originally 8.4% -- over 188,000 South Carolina residents found themselves without a job in January. Since... More
Job situation betters in October for South Carolina as local numbers hold largely steady
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 22 November 2012 - 3:25amContinuing the improvement trend seen in September, October's unemployment data once again bodes well for South Carolina, falling from 9.1% to 8.6%.“Today’s announcement marks the state’s lowest unemployment rate in nearly four years, as well as the... More
S.C., Charleston's overall job count falls
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 - 7:25amSouth Carolina's unemployment effectively held steady during August at 9.6%.The estimated number of unemployed people dropped by 2,021 to 204,941 — but the total number of employed persons decreased for the fifth consecutive month to 10,347. In... More
S.C., Charleston unemployment continues to edge upward
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 - 3:21amUnemployment rates had been falling for month after month, but that trend broke in May and was followed by more increases in June.South Carolina’s unemployment rate increased to 9.4% in June from 9.1% in May — however the rate is down a full... More
After declining for months, S.C.'s unemployment ticks up
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 16 June 2012 - 5:56amAfter more than 10 months of declines, South Carolina's unemployment rate ticked up in May, along with a bigger increase in the Charleston area.In April the unemployment rate was 8.8%, moving to 9.1% in May for South Carolina and increasing in all... More
April's unemployment numbers decline nationally, Charleston sees small rise
By Amanda Click on Friday, 18 May 2012 - 10:53amAccording to a report released by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, the state's jobless rate has declined for the ninth consecutive month.The rate fell from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April. The number of employed dropped... More
After 23 years on the job a Michigan man faces unemployment.
By mdcarr on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - 4:37pmJohn Chevilott was performing his duties by mowing lawns in Detroit for the county, when he came across a gun in the grass. He alerted his supervisor of the find and was told that police were going to meet him at the job site to recover the... More
S.C.'s unemployment dips 0.2% in February; Charleston metro mixed
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 30 March 2012 - 3:31pmThe state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped slightly from 9.3% in January to 9.1% in February. That means for the seventh consecutive month the unemployment rate has declined. The Charleston metro area edged up, however, from 7.6% to 7... More
Jobless rate falls to 9.5% in December, lowest since 2008, but Charleston goes up
By Amanda Click on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 - 3:08pmThe SC Department of Employment and Workforce released the South Carolina’s Employment Situation this morning which reveals that South Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen to 9.5% in December — a 0.4% point decrease from November.... More
Changes could require those with S.C. unemployment benefits to work, shorten benefits
By Staff reports on Saturday, 14 January 2012 - 5:17pmThis week has shed light on possible changes coming to unemployment benefits that would lessen the number of weeks one could collect income.South Carolina's unemployment agency is intending to alter the state's unemployment by altering the... More
