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Two years after a brutal economic haymaker, South Carolina's business and industry sectors are largely back to pre-pandemic norms. But the future is being approached a little differently.

South Carolina’s economy is expected to grow 12% by 2030, according to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.

South Carolina's Housing deficit has reached 12,000 homes, ranking 32nd in the United States.

Rounding out the "top five" are nearby Allendale and Fairfax.

Experts: With the summer break, high school teens, college students and recent graduates in the Upstate should have no trouble finding summer jobs.

A reader asks Angelia if there are enough jobs to support all the growth in the Greenville area.

With a statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%, South Carolina is headed back to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) launched a new task force Wednesday to look at staffing shortages in South Carolina.

$2,700 a month actually coming into the household. That’s just about 30 percent spent on rent every month, but that’s only the rent. This arithmetic does not factor in heating, water bills, trash pickup, property taxes, etc. It also doesn’t factor in travel to and from work, which, for a hefty number of residents in Pickens County and Easley, involves working in Greenville, where wages tend to be higher. Lastly, the math only holds up if you earn $49,573 a year while living in Pickens Co...

Study: A quarter of SC renters spend 50% of their income on housing SC Housing has finished its study on affordable housing and found things did not improve much in two years. (Source: Live 5) By Nick Reagan | March 31, 2021 at 3:44 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 10:07 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new housing study shows South Carolinians continue to struggle to find affordable places to live. SC Housing released the results of its 2021 SC Housing Needs Assessment. It is an update to the ...