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SC Lede: Unemployment — Ongoing, Widespread, And Not Contained

By • Oct 17, 2020
Economists continue to monitor weekly initial unemployment claims data to see how the recovery is faring.
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This episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 17, 2020, features: the latest unemployment data for South Carolina and perspective from state economists on that data is telling us; insight on the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) Judiciary Committee; what you can do to handle pandemic-induced depression; and more.

SC Lede: COVID-19 — Too Close Encounters Of The July 4th Kind

By • Jul 4, 2020
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 4, 2020, host Gavin Jackson examines the Palmetto State's unemployment situation, including improvements inside the state's unemployment agency as it faces stagnating claims numbers. We also look at the dozens of municipalities with mask ordinances, hear from officials concerned about just how bad things may become after this holiday weekend, listen to your voicemails, and more!

Historically Black School in Columbia Hoping for Fiscal Turnaround

By • Sep 26, 2014

  Our next guest's learning institution is one of six four-year degree historically black colleges and universities in South Carolina.  And, as with so many others in this category, her's has also been going through some tough times.

Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Lady June Cole, interim president of Allen University in Columbia.

Upstate Unemployed Gain $40k Jobs in Less Than 12 Months

By • Aug 20, 2014

 

A South Carolina partnership that is training Greenville County job seekers to fill high-skill manufacturing positions is one of just two programs from across the nation that was honored recently by the National Fund for Workforce Solutions.

Mike Switzer interviews John Baker, executive director of the Greenville Region Workforce Collaborative.