Palmetto State: This Is Your Economy
South Carolina’s economy is “stuck in the mud,” according to a Charlotte, N.C. economist. The quote from Wells Fargo managing partner Mark Vitner appeared earlier...
South Carolina economy
Democrats Blister Nikki Haley On Jobs
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South Carolina Democrats wasted little time in pouncing on a lackluster employment report for the Palmetto State, mocking Gov. Nikki Haley – the incumbent “Republican”...
SC Labor Participation Rate Slips
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South Carolina’s labor participation rate is once again hovering near record lows – sliding to 58.7 percent in June, according to data obtained by FITS...
SC Among “Worst Places” To Make A Living
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In reviewing the S.C. Democratic Party’s latest pop on Gov. Nikki Haley’s economic record, we noted a reference to South Carolina having been “named one...
SC Unemployment Rate Down Slightly
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South Carolina’s unemployment rate edged down to 8.6 percent in February from 8.7 percent in January, data from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce...
SC Unemployment Rate Drops Again
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GOVERNMENT JOBS STILL DRIVING THE DECLINE, THOUGH South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped for the third straight month in November – but once again the decrease...
The Wire: 12/13/2012
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TIPS, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM FITS READERS Welcome to “The Wire,” our pseudo-daily effort to respond to the barrage of info we receive on a...
SC’s “Job Killer”
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If you thought 2011 would be the year South Carolina’s economy started making inroads on its chronically-high unemployment rate, think again … Our state’s already...