SC Labor Participation Ticks Up (Again)
“McMASTER MIRACLE?” LOL … South Carolina’s labor participation rate – the most important metric to consider when gauging the health of the Palmetto State’s workforce...
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Palmetto Promise: List Of “Enterprise-Friendly” SC Cities
Columbia, SC — The research is in: South Carolina is a great place to do business. In a report released today, Palmetto Promise Institute (PPI) unveils...
SC Labor Participation: February Uptick
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A “McMASTER MIRACLE?” NO … BUT A GOOD START FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S NEW GOVERNOR A key economic indicator in the Palmetto State showed progress during the...
Revised SC Workforce Data: Not Pretty
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SOUTH CAROLINA’S WORKFORCE IS STILL STRUGGLING … Seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed South Carolina’s labor participation rate was worse...
Nikki Haley’s Real Jobs Record
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S SO-CALLED "JOBS GOVERNOR" FAILED TO GROW THE PALMETTO STATE'S WORKFORCE DURING HER SIX YEARS IN OFFICE...
SC Workforce Still Struggling
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NIKKI HALEY POISED TO GO OUT ON A LOW NOTE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate slipped to 59 percent during the month of November...
SC Labor Participation: Stuck In A Rut
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KEY EMPLOYMENT METRIC HOLDS AT DEPRESSED LEVEL … The more things change … the more they stay the same. When it comes to the numbers that...
SC Incomes Rise, Poverty Falls
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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...
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...