SC unemployment rate drops but some businesses still struggling to find workers While the state's unemployment numbers are the lowest in four months, some businesses are still struggling to find staff to stay afloat. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) Updated: 11:25 PM EDT June 29, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — As more and more people return to the office or to work, after a year from working from home, the state's unemployment rate continues to fall. According to the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW), the agency is seeing more people move back into the workplace. General Manger at Burger Tavern 77, Melissa Harden, says for the first time since reopening in May 2020, she has enough staff to operate the front of house. "I am at the point now where I am ok. I have been able to get a few staff."