South Carolina Workforce Keeps Inching Back From Record LowsWill FolksAugust 20, 2023August 21, 2023 by Will FolksAugust 20, 2023August 21, 2023 Critical jobs indicator continues to move in the right direction ......
South Carolina Gets Good News On The Jobs FrontWill FolksJuly 27, 2023August 5, 2023 by Will FolksJuly 27, 2023August 5, 2023 Palmetto State enjoys biggest drop in the country on initial unemployment claims last week ......
South Carolina Workforce Rebound ContinuesWill FolksJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Will FolksJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Palmetto State's labor participation rate climbs again ... but remains among the nation's most anemic....
South Carolina Workforce Bouncing Back?Will FolksJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023 by Will FolksJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023 There's a sustained uptick in labor participation ... but the Palmetto State remains at the bottom of the national barrel on this key metric....
August 2022 South Carolina Employment Situation: Key Jobs Measure PlummetsFITSNewsSeptember 28, 2022October 1, 2022 by FITSNewsSeptember 28, 2022October 1, 2022 Critical indicator hits record low ... but what are Palmetto State politicians going to do about it?...
November 2021 South Carolina Employment Situation: Weak Labor Participation PersistsWill FolksDecember 28, 2021December 29, 2021 by Will FolksDecember 28, 2021December 29, 2021 Palmetto politicians continue to celebrate anemic economic outcomes ......
October 2021 South Carolina Employment Situation: Palmetto State Still LagsWill FolksNovember 20, 2021December 7, 2021 by Will FolksNovember 20, 2021December 7, 2021 Yet bureaucrats boast of "more good news ..."...
Economy Watch: SC Jobless Claims Remain Well Below Pre-Pandemic LevelsWill FolksSeptember 2, 2021September 5, 2021 by Will FolksSeptember 2, 2021September 5, 2021 A good sign for the Palmetto State ... but its employment situation remains untenable....
July 2021 South Carolina Employment Situation: Minimal ImprovementWill FolksAugust 21, 2021August 30, 2021 by Will FolksAugust 21, 2021August 30, 2021 Fiscally-liberal GOP lawmakers keep taxing and spending as Palmetto State's labor participation rate remains among America's worst ......
South Carolina’s Employment Economy: Still StrugglingWill FolksJuly 20, 2021July 28, 2021 by Will FolksJuly 20, 2021July 28, 2021 Palmetto State has only recovered 79 percent of the jobs lost to Covid-19 shutdowns ......