SC Jobs

South Carolina jobs update

A look at unemployment numbers in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Jobless claims in South Carolina are up. State employment officials say more than 2,200 South Carolinians are claiming first-time unemployment. That’s an increase of more than 600 claims from the week before. Richland County reporting the second highest total of claims this week, according to official data. More than 996,000 South Carolinians have claimed unemployment since March of…

Kershaw County Company Expanding, Investing $40 Million

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Thursday the Governor’s office announced that a Kershaw County Company is Expanding, Investing $40 Million in existing operations. According to the Governor’s office, Canfor Southern Pine, a forest products company, will upgrade its existing Camden, S.C. sawmill in Kershaw County. The company is projected to invest $40 million in the project, say officials. According to a release,…