Department of Employment and Workforce

SC Unemployment Falls to 15-Year Low in June

File COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen to a 15-year low. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the state’s jobless rate was 5.4 percent in June. That’s down from 5.6 percent in May and is the lowest level since July 2001. In the past year, the state’s labor force has grown by more…