Department of Employment and Workforce

South Carolina saw its unemployment rate tick up in October even as the economy remains strong.

Mike Switzer interviews William Floyd, director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) in Columbia.

Mike Switzer interviews William Floyd, director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) in Columbia.

The monthly survey of businesses in South Carolina marked an estimated increase of 6,200 non-farm payroll jobs over the month, according to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.

South Carolina’s governor didn’t have to look far to find his nominee to run the state’s workforce and unemployment agency. On Thursday, the governor announced that he has tapped the current chief of staff at the Department of Employment and Workforce, William Floyd, to be the new director.