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Today's guest says that South Carolina started 2025 with over 1,000 unfilled teaching positions.

Today's guest says that South Carolina started 2025 with over 1,000 unfilled teaching positions.

Due to rapid population growth, a new record of 2,443,080 people are employed in South Carolina; February's unemployment rate shows the state's job market is absorbing many of those new labor entrants into our state’s workforce.

With the labor market still tight, Mike Switzer was surprised to learn that his guest was having trouble finding employment opportunities for her college interns.

With the labor market still tight, Mike Switzer was surprised to learn that his guest was having trouble finding employment opportunities for her college interns.

The extent to which companies could still require workers to show up to work during events like Hurricane Helene has been challenging in our state’s “employment at will” environment.

The extent to which companies could still require workers to show up to work during events like Hurricane Helene has been challenging in our state’s “employment at will” environment.

Host Mike Switzer interviews Christopher Taylor, vice chancellor for external affairs and chief of staff at the University of South Carolina Upstate, and the organizer of the 2nd Annual Upstate Talent Forum in Spartanburg, S.C.

Host Mike Switzer interviews Christopher Taylor, vice chancellor for external affairs and chief of staff at the University of South Carolina Upstate, and the organizer of the 2nd Annual Upstate Talent Forum in Spartanburg, S.C.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 7, 2024: we’re looking at some tax proposals floated by both candidates this week ahead of the presidential debate Tuesday; we also take a look at a newly passed policy to ban cellphone use during the school day in classrooms statewide and what’s on your ballot this November 5; a review of the August jobs report; and more!