SC jobless rate remains 9.6% in August

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 9.6 percent in August. An announcement from the state Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) on Friday revealed the estimated number of unemployed people dropped by 2,021 to 204,941 with employment also decreasing (for the fifth consecutive month), down by 10,347 to 1,926,595. These declines moved […]