Unemployment Rises as More Enter Labor Force
The South Carolina unemployment rate ticked up .3 percent in May as more people entered the workforce
For the first time in 10 months, the S.C. unemployment rate increased in May, according to a report issued by the state Department of Employment and Workforce. Rising to 9.1 percent from 8.8 percent in April, the state's unemployment rate swelled as the ranks of the unemployed rose to 195,905, up 5,861 people from April. At the same time the total number of people employed in South Carolina dropped by 3,886 to a total of 1,957,360. “Despite our unemployment rate edging up this month, more than 24,000 of our fellow citizens have found jobs in the past year,” said Abraham J. Turner, executive director of the SCDEW. “Historically, South Carolina’s unemployment rate fluctuations have mirrored the movements of the national rate, and this month …
stanley seigler
12:30 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
@John H: "Answer: During Barak Obama’s second term." and when DEMs take back the house and get 60 votes in the senate...ie, nov 2012...well; maybe need to replace a couple of supreme court justices too. there is a fly in the ointment...the supreme court has enabled koch bros, etals, to buy elections... DEMs and GOPs must not let the corporations win...the greedy bastards dont give a damn about … more ›