COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s jobless rate inched up slightly in January, even as the state’s employment continued to rise. The Department of Employment and Workforce said in a news release Monday that the unemployment rate last month was 4.3 percent. That’s up from a revised 4.2 percent in December. Nationally, unemployment was unchanged at 4.1. The state reported…
ABC NEWS (WOLO)– The latest jobs report under the Trump administration has been released. US JOBS: U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in January, according to the Labor Department. That’s more than last year’s average monthly gain of 187,000. The unemployment rate ticked up to a low 4.8 percent from 4.7 percent in December as more people started looking for work….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen slightly in the last month. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday the state’s jobless rate was 5.6 percent in May. That’s down from 5.8 percent in April. Officials say the number of people working in South Carolina reached a record level last month, at more than 2.18 million…
