But state lawmakers want to blow every penny of a $1.7 billion surplus on bigger government ...
Palmetto State still ranks fourth-worst nationally in critical employment metric, however ...
Trends are encouraging ... but will new "stimulus" incentivize additional joblessness?
Labor participation hits a new record low ... ranks fourth-worst in the nation.
Needle ticks back up during final full week of 2020 ...
Warning signs flashing red ... workforce leader tells jobless citizens to "rethink employment options."
Mixed bag for Palmetto State economy ...
Almost back to "normal ..."
Ranks of the unemployed shrunk, but so did the state's labor force ...
Palmetto State economy still reeling from the pandemic, though ...