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Bureau of Labor issues August jobs report

​The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently issued the August jobs report. While the United States added more than one million jobs in July, the jobs added in August dropped sharply to 235,000. That number was over 500,000 fewer than the expectation of 750,000 jobs added in August. Many sources are attributing this significant drop in jobs added to the surging Delta variant and increase in cases.

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Paid Family Leave Tax Credits for Employers

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Gov. Henry McMaster Announces Plan to Accelerate I-26 Widening Project

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SC Unemployment Situation

Last week, the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) released the July monthly employment situation report for South Carolina. Here are some of the highlights.

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AccelerateSC Releases ARPA Fund Recommendations

Last week, the Governor’s AccelerateSC Task Force met and announced the group’s recommendations for the allocation of South Carolina’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds. The report lists 19 recommendations for spending the $2.4 billion that the State will be receiving.

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Federal Infrastructure Update

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CDC and DHEC Issue New Mask Recommendations

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Governor’s AccelerateSC Task Force Meets to Hear ARPA Recommendations

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Social Media is not just for Recruiting Customers

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Plutonium Pit Project at the Savannah River Site Moves Forward

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