South Carolina unemployment rises to 5.7 percent

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment has risen nearly half a percentage point after three straight months without change, state officials said Monday.

The state’s jobless rate rose to 5.7 percent last month, the Department of Employment and Workforce said in a news release. That’s up from 5.3 percent, which had been South Carolina’s unemployment rate since April.

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