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Statement From Governor Henry McMaster On April 2017 Unemployment Rate

May 19, 2017

Columbia, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today issued the following statement in response to South Carolina's unemployment rate declining to 4.3 percent in April from 4.4 percent in March.
 
“With today’s news that more South Carolinians are working than ever before, and that the unemployment rate has dropped once again, it shows that our focus on economic development and workforce training is helping to improve the quality of life for all of our people and move our state forward.”