SC Labor Participation: Stuck In A Rut
KEY EMPLOYMENT METRIC HOLDS AT DEPRESSED LEVEL … The more things change … the more they stay the same. When it comes to the numbers that...
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SC Labor Participation Rate Slips To 59 Percent
by FITSNews
PALMETTO STATE WORKFORCE STILL SHRINKING … South Carolina’s unemployment rate dipped below five percent last month for the first time since 2001 – its fifth...
Amazon Announces Seasonal Hiring
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120,000 HOLIDAY JOBS COMING TO 27 STATES Seattle-based retailer/ cloud computing provider Amazon announced its intention to begin hiring 120,000 employees on a seasonal basis...
SC Labor Participation Still Falling
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PALMETTO WORKFORCE SHRINKS AGAIN … The percentage of working age South Carolinians who are part of the labor force dipped again during the month of August,...
South Carolina’s “Overqualified” Workforce
by FITSNews
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 Inches Up
by FITSNews
By FITSNEWS || It’s not great news … but South Carolina’s workforce “shrinkage” is temporarily on hold. According to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
SC Workforce Holds At Record Low
by FITSNews
THE BEAT GOES ON FOR PALMETTO WORKERS … South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted labor participation held at a record low of 57.8 percent in July, according...
S.C. Work Force Hits New Record Low Of 57.8 Percent
by FITSNews
RUH-ROH, “JOBS GOVERNOR …” As her campaign for a second term in office heats up, South Carolina’s “Jobs Governor” is presiding over a workforce afflicted...
Nikki Haley’s Economic Miracle? You Can Stick A Fork In It …
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SOUTH CAROLINA WORKFORCE HITS A NEW RECORD LOW … S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is America’s “Jobs Governor,” or so she would have you believe …...
Democratic Hypocrisy On Income Inequality
by Letters
In the not so distant past, textile mills employed thousands across the state of South Carolina. People had jobs – real jobs that paid a...