March 18, 2009
Florida boy makes emotional video plea to help dad find job
The video he posted on YouTube is now a viral sensation and he and his father are getting attention from all over the world.
March 16, 2009
South Carolina county hits 23% unemployment
Places like the former Mohawk Carpet plant in the Allendale County town of Ulmer have been sitting empty.
March 06, 2009
UPDATE WITH RAW VIDEO: President “won’t accept” future of job losses
Addressing a graduating class of new police officers in Ohio, the president talked about Friday’s grim report - a spike in the unemployment rate to 8.1 percent in February.
Nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February
The government says the nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs.
February 11, 2009
Helping people find jobs
The South Carolina lawmaker leading efforts to overhaul the state’s Employment Security Commission says his plan will better help unemployed workers find jobs.
February 02, 2009
How To Survive A Layoff
We asked career counselors and state employment officials for their best advice. Here’s a step by step guide to surviving a layoff.
January 23, 2009
Legislator: Gov. can’t fire commissioners
A South Carolina legislative leader is disputing whether the governor can follow through on his threat to fire three people in charge of the Employment Security Commission.
January 22, 2009
Unemployment funds could run out again Monday
The South Carolina Employment Security Commission says it’s run out of money again to pay unemployment
benefits.
January 09, 2009
Mounting job losses darken economic outlook
The unemployment rate in December surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years.
New job numbers: highest unemployment in 15 years
The government says the nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as employers slashed 524,000 jobs.
January 08, 2009
South Carolina employment commission under scrutiny
The chairman of a South Carolina Senate panel that oversees the Employment Security Commission says he wants detailed information on how the agency hat calculates unemployment is doing its job.
January 07, 2009
Audit ordered for Employment Security Commission
The speaker of the South Carolina House says he’ll ask the Legislative Audit Council to review the Employment Security Commission.
December 30, 2008
Governor Sanford negotiating money
Sanford says he won’t request a $146 million federal loan to pay benefits through March until the commission agrees to his demands…..
December 29, 2008
Unemployment Money Running Out
A spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says a request for federal aid to pay benefits to out-of-work residents will be signed as soon as unemployment officials agree to certain conditions.
November 24, 2008
Lines grow long at North Charleston soup kitchen
With a shaky economy and unemployment numbers reaching record highs, long lines are becoming the norm at Tricounty Family Ministries in North Charleston.


