By FITSNews || South Carolina’s unemployment rate fell to 11 percent in May according to data released Friday by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).
After peaking at 12.5 percent in January, South Carolina’s rate has dropped in each of the last four months.
May’s employment gains, however, were driven in large part by the addition of new government positions. The state’s disproportionately-large government sector added nearly 10,000 jobs last month – 8,500 of which were temporary U.S. Census positions. The remaining job growth was predominantly the result of seasonal gains in the state’s $18.4 billion tourism industry – which is getting a nice shot in the arm as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Is this job growth sustainable?
We’ll see.
Nationally, the unemployment rate fell from 9.9 to 9.7 percent in May – a decline due in large part to people leaving the labor force.
South Carolina’s “underemployment rate” – which includes eligible workers who have grown so depressed with the job market that they have given up searching for work – was measured at 19.7 percent for the first quarter of 2010. We’ll have to see how far that rate declines in the second quarter …
WEB EXTRA
May Unemployment Report
By Florida Watching June 18, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Sic Willie – Where is Davenport’s picture??? If you can’t produce the goods, at least produce some sources!!!!
By Florida Watching June 18, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Oh yeah….nice article……very mainstream……now post up Connor’s picture so all the old classmates can lynch his arse. This is serious political stuff dude……support your audience. This is the last place I would look for real facts and figures.
By Florida Watching June 18, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Snapper – That blood vessel pop yet??? I know Nikki’s camp wants you to silence the chatter……, but you and your butt boy Gary have got to step up your game. This is big time infidelity and hypocrisy here, endorsed by the likes of Palin, Mitt and Ms Jenny. It just doesn’t get any better than this…..right? Think of the hundreds of viewers watching your futile attempts. But………….
By Florida Watching June 18, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Sic Willie – This article is nice and informative and all….but whew. What a buzz kill. You gotta cut your losses quick. Want some hints? Try one of these on……………..
No Honor Connor
His opponent
Tim Pearson
Haley’s husband
Haley’s third squeeze
Haley’s dermatologist
Connor’s wife.
Connor’s ex lawyer fling
Davenport
Davenport’s boss
Haley’s GYN
This Brian cat from RedDog
Ms Jenny
Maria
Maria side fling. No was Sanfraud is satisfying that babe.
Jakie
Jakie’s wife
Jakie’s strip club downtown
The House Leader who hates Nikki so much
Other representatives…….any of them. Get their opinion.
State senators
DeMint
Lindsay
Mitt
Mitt wife
Mitt’s other wives
Mitt’s 30K donation to Nikki’s moneymaker
Connor’s parents
Connor’s In-laws.
Gary
Snapper
Balsak even. He’s was the best part of this whole she-bang.
By Just a good ole boy June 18, 2010 at 8:32 pm
The current admistration is trying to sell an improving jobs picture that isn’t there. Sit in any eatery on the interstate and strike up a conversation with the folks there. The managers will tell you that traffic is down, the wait staff will tell you that there are less customers and the tips are not what they suppose to be. The patrons will tell you that they still know lots of people out of work and looking, that they are not seeing a pic up in their respective businesses or they have had to reduce their staff.
The national Democrat party continues to say that “things” are getting better, their problem is that the voter/taxpayor looks at the same picture and they are coming away with a different perception. The end result will continue to be an economic malaise (thank you Jimmy Carter)that threatens to be similar to what Japan experienced in the 1990s. The question is can we recover quicker than the decade it took Japan or could this be a second “Long Depression”…teg
By ceilidh10 June 18, 2010 at 8:53 pm
So why in Gods name would anyone continue to vote for Republicans?
By Florida Watching June 19, 2010 at 8:08 am
Cos Republicans do the nasty all the time, and we like to catch em and read all the juicy details.
By Whippersnapper June 19, 2010 at 10:43 am
By Florida Watching on June 19th, 2010 at 8:08 am
Cos Republicans do the nasty all the time, and we like to catch em and read all the juicy details.
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My guess is that “Florida Watching” is Exhibit 1 of a creature who finds it impossible to find another WILLING human being with whom to “do the nasty” so has to settle for dreaming about and/or imagining others doing the nasty. Well, off to have brunch followed by a nice long leisurely session of repeated “nastiness”. By the way, I’ll never tell.
By Florida Watching June 19, 2010 at 1:23 pm
“But with records of three-hour midnight phone calls between Haley and her former staffer Will Folks, and with lobbyist Larry Marchant naming the specific date and Salt Lake City hotel where he and Haley supposedly had sex at a 2008 education-reform conference, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to believe that Haley hasn’t been naughty.” From thedailybeast.
Snapper – as a sheepdog, I prefer a more dignified relationship, unlike yourself. Glad to see you are concentrating on a sheepdog, and not defending Nikki.
Yeah, kinda hard to defend her, isn’t it?
By No Name June 19, 2010 at 5:12 pm
First on the numbers from DEW
Absolute Bull Shit….lies and bull shit would not dignify such bull shit.
As to the other groaners demanding you post….I thought Florida Watching should be promoted to the FITS editorial Board….because that is a hell of an article list for the future….I want to see and article(s) on everyone and look forward to FITS doing so.
I would ask everyone to read Wills endorsement post. He did what he had to do per his wife and family….and I presume the pressure stopped.
Now what happens after Nuckie wins the primary against Bail out Barrett….well I do not know……but I presume no one can say she is not battle tested…perhaps Vinnie will have more balls and come out and demand the emails and a lie detector test.
Still hoping Mark resigns and lets Andre fill in for 6 months.
By Turd Ferguson June 20, 2010 at 8:03 am
I smell something here . . . I don’t think there has been any significant change in employment. Boeing not yet finished in Charleston. Douche factory coming to Anderson and also not open yet. Soon we will be able to fly douchebags all over the world!
By The BOSS June 20, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I am guessing that this may be due to more people seeking to stay out of work rather than look for jobs! It is funny when Obama tries to spin his plan as a success. The loss of jobs will continue. The only success is that we had a census for one month. That created temporary jobs. Until Obama learns that GOVERNMENT CANNOT CREATE JOBS, ONLY THE PRIVATE SECTOR CREATES JOBS, he will remain a dark blemish on American politics.
By countryboy June 20, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Have all the census workers in SC finished (and if not WTF not)? That should have something of a negative impact on unemployment I would think.
By countryboy June 20, 2010 at 2:36 pm
T.Ferguson – Hadn’t heard about the douche bag factory coming to Anderson. Don’t understand why they didn’t locate at the SC State Capitol, with the real douche bags though.
By Turd Ferguson June 20, 2010 at 2:51 pm
countryboy,
Good call! If anyone in Columbia has that not “feeling fresh” feeling, a douche factory would come in handy! I guess a vinegar plant will be coming to SC soon.
Turd
By The BOSS June 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I imagine all of those census workers probably didn’t have jobs to begin with. They seem like a lazy group of people in general. Think about it. How could you leave a viable job to do a couple of months of census work?
By The BOSS June 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm
It would be similar to stating that one’s job was “poll worker”.
By Whippersnapper June 20, 2010 at 3:41 pm
BOSS – Nice doll titties. Need me to blow you?
By Balsak Tee Baghar June 20, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Balsak agrees with Whippersnapper!
Those pillows of eternal softness and joy cause Balsak to emit pleasure-load from his stick!
By Florida Watching June 20, 2010 at 6:14 pm
WELCOME BACK BALSAK !!!!!!
MAY THE GAMES BEGIN AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
By leaving Florida soon November 16, 2010 at 9:44 am
The unemployment situation is a complete joke in Florida and so is the company funded agency that runs unemployment. The statistics paint a pretty clear picture. The unemployment rate continues to go up wile 300,000 people have left in the past year and around 8 public schools in the state have shut down. It has nothing at all to do with getting educated or any of the sort. Look at your local walmart day shift is nothing but senior citizens already collecting a ssi check and working part time hours at minimum wage so they can tile there house or something with the money. wile at mid day at wally world there is nothing but Young people without jobs spending money to feed and cloth there families. That actually need a GOOD PAY RATE that are much more efficient. Then go take a look in your local GNC I have a over weight fat slob of a woman that runs mine with a fat lazy slob man that hands out nutrition advice. Its disgusting what this state and its funded agency see as viable work or work search. And not to mention the things they make you report about wile your budgeting limited income. All so they can tell you to report in your jobs search history, and get this you have to report your search history on two separate days with 2 separate employers meaning if you go balls out and do 100 jobs in a day and run out of job search to report they can deny you. with only a few hundred jobs in the state at a time thats a bit absurd. And they also tell people that searching not creating there own work is the only viable way to get employed. so if your thinking of getting a business going dint you;ll bee screwed and owe money to them because they are payed by the company’s that fire you and give you no hope funny that everyones voting for someone that endorses small business butt to suffer a first year of little to no profit to make your own small business. Don’t you think some people have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from going back to school or something. Think about what this crap whole is telling us. I have been a Florida resident my entire life and I’m pretty much disgusted with any of the recent unemployment events. I don’t wanna go back to school just to be trapped here another 2-4 years and i don’t want any of these under paid shit whole jobs that cause my life to crumble beneath me. I just want out of this state after everything is said and done with so my son doesn’t have to deal with the things i have had to.
Benefits rights are a trap leading you to no ware all over again confining you to destitution.Now Before you label me anything imagine this. I went to and applied at any ware from 78 to 110 jobs in my county in the past year. Kept track of it all. Finally after a year of it i got fed up. I said to my self. THIS IS NOT WORKING. A year doing anything without pay is to much especially on the crap they give you when you have a family. So I went out for an attempt at making my own money in which i was not aware you were denied in most cases. As if your checks are even enough or you would even make a taxable amount for the first year or two. knocked on a few doors and barley found enough to cover gas and so on bar-owed money to buy a truck from family and found my self knocking on a big fat disgusting womans door that based me on how and when i would be paid after performing basically free work after every supply and tool was paid for. Turns out she worked for agency and narced on me for attempting to work after a year of it and i have been fed more paper to report my non existant earnings and search history. Now I’m just in total disgust and want out of this disgusting state asap. as i cant make it on either now. All i want is to leave.