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SC unemployment drops another half point in Oct.
Posted: 10:46 AM Nov 20, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina unemployment has dropped by half a percentage point for the second month in a row.
The state Department of Employment and Workforce said Tuesday that the October jobless rate fell to 8.6 percent. That's 1.5 percentage points lower than a year ago. It's the lowest rate in nearly four years.
In September, South Carolina's unemployment had fallen to 9.1 percent, mirroring a nationwide trend of falling jobless numbers.
In October, national unemployment moved up slightly to 7.9 percent as more people looked for work.
Government jobs in South Carolina increased by about 5,000 in October. There were other gains in trade, financial services and education.
But the hospitality industry posted 400 jobs lost because of seasonal drops.
(Copyright 2012, The Associated Press)
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