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Recent News

Fri, 05/19/2023

Employment and Workforce Executive Director William Floyd’s Statement

April 2023 Employment Situation…

Thu, 05/18/2023

State’s employers reported 189,000 job openings in March

Columbia, S.C. – On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…

Mon, 05/08/2023

Average annual wage for South Carolina workers tops $50,000 for the first time


Columbia, S.C. – On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Fri, 04/21/2023

Employment and Workforce Acting Executive Director William Floyd’s Statement

March 2023 Employment Situation…

Thu, 04/20/2023

State Job Market Continues Its Strong, Stable Growth

Layoffs by South Carolina Employers Tied for Second-Lowest On…

Tue, 04/04/2023

New Federal Labor Market Data Suggest Winter Cooldown in South Carolina

Measures of job churn declined across the…

Fri, 03/24/2023

Employment and Workforce Acting Executive Director William Floyd’s Statement
February 2023 Employment Situation


Columbia, S.C. – “…

Thu, 03/23/2023

Katie Herrmann Announced Workforce Development Chair of SHRM Columbia Chapter

Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Employment and…

Wed, 03/22/2023

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Data for Third Quarter of 2022 Released

Number of jobs across the…