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Posted: 1:48 PM May 16, 2008
South Carolina's unemployment rate up slightly in April
South Carolina's jobless rate edged up to 5.9 percent in April, and state officials predict rising gas prices could mean for a rocky summer employment picture.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's jobless rate edged up to 5.9 percent in April, and state officials predict rising gas prices could mean for a rocky summer employment picture.
The Employment Security Commission said Friday that South Carolina's unemployment rose two-tenths of a percent last month.
South Carolina's jobless rate remained higher than the national rate, which dropped one-tenth of a percent in April, to 5 percent.
The construction sector continued a six-month slide, loosing 2,400 jobs last month. The commission said jobs in that industry are down 7,300 from a year ago.
Beaufort, Charleston and Lexington counties all rated the state's lowest jobless rate, at 3.9 percent. Allendale County's
rate remained the highest, at 13.5 percent.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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