The unemployment rate remained unchanged from June to July, according to the latest report from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the totals stayed near historic lows in a sign that the recent slowdown in economic growth has yet to spark layoffs. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for jobless aid rose 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 274,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, edged up to 258,000,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s unemployment rate edged up slightly last month, the first increase in more than a year. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the state’s jobless rate increased to 5.7 percent in March. That was up from 5.5 percent in February. It’s the first increase since September 2014. The agency cited a record…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged last week, matching a March figure that was the lowest level since 1973. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for jobless benefits fell 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 253,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less-volatile figure, dipped 1,500 to 265,000. The number of people collecting benefits declined…
