But state lawmakers want to blow every penny of a $1.7 billion surplus on bigger government ...
And the price tag for incentivizing dependency keeps climbing ...
Palmetto State still ranks fourth-worst nationally in critical employment metric, however ...
Palmetto State still lagging well behind the rest of the nation, however ...
Warning signs flashing red ... workforce leader tells jobless citizens to "rethink employment options."
Mixed bag for Palmetto State economy ...
A decline in unemployment isn't good news if the work force is shrinking ...
Ranks of the unemployed shrunk, but so did the state's labor force ...
Palmetto State economy still reeling from the pandemic, though ...
"Double-dipping" issue also a problem ...