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News for the Carolinas
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Friday, May 03, 2013
U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington.
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Friday, November 02, 2012
The unemployment rate inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in September because the work force grew.
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Friday, May 04, 2012
U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April for the second straight month, a sobering reminder that the economy remains weak. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, but only because more people gave up looking for work.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
A House committee is scheduled to debate a measure that would suspend the unemployment benefits of anyone who fails a drug test as part of a job application.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012
South Carolina's unemployment agency says it has identified 180 people who fraudulently received up to $10,000 each in unearned jobless benefits.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
If you think gas prices are expensive, try fueling up for around $200. With the summer season at it's peak and gas prices on the up, the pump price jump impacts all drivers. But recreational vehicle owners, with huge gas tanks to fill and low fuel economy, are feeling the pinch more than most.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Consumer prices fell last month because of a steep drop in gas costs. But Americans paid more for autos and clothes last month.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
South Carolina's unemployment rate has dropped for the fourth straight month. The two counties at the top of the list for the highest unemployment rate are in our area.
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Employers added more than 200,000 jobs in April for the third straight month, the biggest hiring spree in five years. But the unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in part because some people resumed looking for work.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
The South Carolina unemployment rate decreased to 10.2 percent in February from 10.5 percen in January. That's the sixth consecutive decrease.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Last year's unemployment benefits law change has caused thousands of people to wait longer to get benefit checks. The change also means South Carolina doesn't comply with federal standards.
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Friday, November 05, 2010
The employment snapshot due out today isn't expected to contain much to crow about.
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Thursday, November 04, 2010
The Labor Department says the jobless rate dropped in 321 of the country's 372 metropolitan areas, while remaining the same in 20 and rising in 31.
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Friday, August 06, 2010
The Labor Department says July's unemployment rate remain unchanged at 9.5%.
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