Revised SC Workforce Data: Not Pretty
SOUTH CAROLINA’S WORKFORCE IS STILL STRUGGLING … Seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed South Carolina’s labor participation rate was worse...
South Carolina economy
Nikki Haley’s Real Jobs Record
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S SO-CALLED "JOBS GOVERNOR" FAILED TO GROW THE PALMETTO STATE'S WORKFORCE DURING HER SIX YEARS IN OFFICE...
SC Workforce Still Struggling
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NIKKI HALEY POISED TO GO OUT ON A LOW NOTE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate slipped to 59 percent during the month of November...
SC Labor Participation: Stuck In A Rut
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KEY EMPLOYMENT METRIC HOLDS AT DEPRESSED LEVEL … The more things change … the more they stay the same. When it comes to the numbers that...
SC Incomes Rise, Poverty Falls
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GOOD NEWS? YES … BUT IT SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER After years of declines and stagnation, median household income in South Carolina climbed by 4.3...
SC Coast: Diversify Or Die
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PALMETTO STATE’S TOURISM ECONOMY MUST EVOLVE … OR CEASE TO EXIST One of the most disappointing things about South Carolina is that it is needlessly...
South Carolina’s “Overqualified” Workforce
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ARE PALMETTO STATE WORKERS REALLY TOO SMART? We’ve devoted a lot of ink to the fact that South Carolina’s workforce is smaller than most other...
SC Labor Participation Rate Slips Again
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PALMETTO STATE’S WORKFORCE LOSES GROUND Is it a “great day in South Carolina?” No … at least not according to the latest workforce data. The...
SC Labor Participation Rate Inches Lower
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PALMETTO STATE HAS NATION’S EIGHTH-SMALLEST WORKFORCE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate slipped from 59.9 percent in April to 59.8 percent in May – the...
SC Labor Participation Rate Ticked Up In December
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… WHICH IS BETTER THAN TICKING DOWN The Palmetto State’s lagging labor participation rate ticked up modestly in December to 59.2 percent – up from...