Just saw this item at SCBiz:
South Carolina’s most populated areas have lost nearly 42,000 jobs during the past 12 months, according to numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The hardest-hit areas were the two top tourist destinations, Charleston (9,300 jobs) and Myrtle Beach (9,100 jobs). As a percentage of total jobs available, the Myrtle Beach metro area had the biggest decline of any one region, at 6.9%.
Overall, South Carolina lost more than 77,000 jobs in the past year….
The Columbia area lost 6,300 jobs during the year.
So now at least I don’t think I’m alone. (But wait — does that mean I actually am?)
Of course, I never thought I was. I was among 40 who left The State in one swoop (Robert and I were just the ones you heard the most about most), so I’ve always had company in this unemployment thing.
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but Sanford still has his job….
Sanford is always talking about reducing the size of government, now is his chance to practice what he preaches.
Sanford’s job is necessary, The Re-State realized they had one too many people hired to bash Sanford on a daily basis.
Yep, it’s an important job. And next year we get to elect someone to DO it for a change.