University of Georgia economist Jeffrey Humphreys says deeper cuts could follow as the federal government keeps slashing spending.

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the new jobless rate fell from 10.2 percent October, which is the largest one-month decline since 1977.

Daewon America is a subsidiary of Daewon Kangup. It manufactures coil springs, engine valve springs, suspension bars and seat springs for auto companies.

Company spokeswoman Julie Lawless says the company is responding to increased demand.

The number of jobs in the state rose to 3.8 million in November, and sectors that grew included education and health care.

Cross Country already operates a customer service center in Anderson County. Officials say the company plans to expand its call center.

The facility will be the first new synthetic iron oxide pigments production plant in the U.S. in nearly 35 years.

A&K Textiles is coming to Barnwell County, which means 120 new manufacturing jobs. But that is just one of many recent job announcements. When some factories left a few years ago, they left buildings empty and workers unemployed. Now, new companies are taking advantage of that.

The S.C. Department of Commerce announced 120 jobs coming to Barnwell County.

The company plans to offer solar energy systems to residents and businesses in South Carolina. It hopes to make and assemble photovoltaic panels for companies worldwide.

Officials made the announcement as the Oconee County Council tentatively approved a fee-in-lieu-of-taxes deal to facilitate the investment.

A $17 million renovation of three buildings is to start early next year.

The Athens City Council is expected to vote on a tax abatement plan for the company, which makes office equipment, at its meeting this evening.

The company says it will begin hiring for the jobs before the end of the year.

Gestamp North America President John Craig says the expansion will add about 150,000 square feet to its existing plant and will be completed in 2013.

To date, more than 60 military-friendly national employers from both the private and federal sectors and more than 36,000 veterans have registered to participate in the all day online event.

MAU Workforce Solutions, a staffing and recruiting firm based in Augusta, is hosting a job fair on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to fill 70-plus job openings.

The Augusta Finance Committee will move to approve a new jobs package on Monday. A major chemical manufacturing facility is expected to make a $115 million investment in the local area.

Because of the number of positions and the need to have them filled in about a month, MAU will be holding four job fairs.

In a release from Governor Haley's office, Sasco Safety announced additional jobs for Barnwell County.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. plans to build a $313 million plant and add 707 jobs near Cayce.

Phil Madden, company's site director in Augusta, said the facility on Windsor Spring Road facility will be close to capacity with the new employees.

The firm is relocating from its 3,000-square-foot facility at the Barnwell County Airport Industrial Park to a new 6,000-square-foot facility in Williston, about 40 miles west of Orangeburg.

Officials say the project has already accounted for about 3,000 jobs during several years of planning and construction.

CCA, the company building the brand-new Jenkins Correctional Center, says hiring will begin on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.