SC Incomes Rise, Poverty Falls
GOOD NEWS? YES … BUT IT SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER After years of declines and stagnation, median household income in South Carolina climbed by 4.3...
South Carolina economy
SC Coast: Diversify Or Die
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PALMETTO STATE’S TOURISM ECONOMY MUST EVOLVE … OR CEASE TO EXIST One of the most disappointing things about South Carolina is that it is needlessly...
South Carolina’s “Overqualified” Workforce
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ARE PALMETTO STATE WORKERS REALLY TOO SMART? We’ve devoted a lot of ink to the fact that South Carolina’s workforce is smaller than most other...
SC Labor Participation Rate Slips Again
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PALMETTO STATE’S WORKFORCE LOSES GROUND Is it a “great day in South Carolina?” No … at least not according to the latest workforce data. The...
SC Labor Participation Rate Inches Lower
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PALMETTO STATE HAS NATION’S EIGHTH-SMALLEST WORKFORCE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate slipped from 59.9 percent in April to 59.8 percent in May – the...
SC Labor Participation Rate Ticked Up In December
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… WHICH IS BETTER THAN TICKING DOWN The Palmetto State’s lagging labor participation rate ticked up modestly in December to 59.2 percent – up from...
More Questions About Nikki Haley’s Economic Record
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LIBERALS AGREE WITH US … SOUTH CAROLINA’S “OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY” ISN’T EXPANDING Last week we posted a brief about South Carolina’s lagging labor participation rate …...
South Carolina: Still Dirt Poor
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PALMETTO STATE INCOME LEVELS STUCK … || By FITSNEWS || Median household income levels in South Carolina rose by an anemic $653 in 2014, according to...
SC Workforce Inches Up
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GOOD NEWS … BUT STATE’S CITIZENS STILL STRUGGLING || By FITSNEWS || South Carolina’s labor participation rate stood at 59.2 percent in March, according to...
Economic Freedom In SC? It’s Evaporating
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PALMETTO STATE RANKED AMONG “LEAST FREE” IN AMERICA By FITSNEWS || South Carolina has fared poorly on a new report which ranks states based on...