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 ......
National Jobless Claims Plunge, South Carolina’s Remain ElevatedWill FolksApril 22, 2021April 26, 2021 by Will FolksApril 22, 2021April 26, 2021 And the price tag for incentivizing dependency keeps climbing ......
South Carolina’s Post-Pandemic Jobless Claims Just Can’t Get Back To ‘Normal’Will FolksApril 15, 2021April 16, 2021 by Will FolksApril 15, 2021April 16, 2021 Elevated unemployment claims are not a good sign for the "recovery ..."...
South Carolina’s Initial Jobless Claims Drop Again, But Remain Twice As High As Pre-PandemicFITSNewsFebruary 4, 2021February 9, 2021 by FITSNewsFebruary 4, 2021February 9, 2021 Cost of benefits eclipses $5 billion since onset of Covid-19 last March ......
South Carolina Employment Situation Worsened As 2020 Drew To A CloseFITSNewsJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by FITSNewsJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Labor participation hits a new record low ... ranks fourth-worst in the nation....