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News from January 2022

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Sumter sees 38,400 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in South Carolina's Sumter metropolitan statistical area was 38,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Columbia sees 0.4% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in January in the Columbia metropolitan statistical area was 391,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in South Carolina average $246,550 for Q2

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in South Carolina for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 averaged $246,550, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Florence sees 1.5% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in October in the Florence metropolitan statistical area was 90,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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2,549 residents die of Alzheimer's disease in South Carolina in 2017

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

There were 2,549 South Carolina residents who died of Alzheimer's disease in 2017, a 2.7 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

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76 people die in South Carolina with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending November 27

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

There were 76 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending November 27, a 2.7 percent increase over the previous week.

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Sumter nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.3% since December 2021

By Palmetto State News | Jan 8, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Sumter metropolitan statistical area was 37,900, a 1.3 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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South Carolina human trafficking director dedicates career to helping the vulnerable

By T.H. Lawrence | Jan 7, 2022

Kathryn Moorehead has devoted more than two decades to assisting victims and helping them find a path forward in life.

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Spartanburg nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.6% since December 2021

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Spartanburg metropolitan statistical area was 164,400, a 1.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Spartanburg sees 167,100 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in South Carolina's Spartanburg metropolitan statistical area was 167,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Charleston-North Charleston sees 4.5% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in January in the Charleston-North Charleston metropolitan statistical area was 375,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Columbia sees 2.4% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in October in the Columbia metropolitan statistical area was 398,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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72 South Carolina patients pass away after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

In South Carolina, 72 people died by Dec. 19 after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

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86 people die in South Carolina with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending November 27

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

There were 86 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending November 27, a 6.2 percent increase over the previous week.

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10,356 residents die of cancer in South Carolina in 2017

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

There were 10,356 South Carolina residents who died of cancer in 2017, unchanged from the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

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South Carolina pension holdings worth $2.8 million in June 2019

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

As of June 2019, South Carolina had $2.8 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Rental vacancies in South Carolina down 1.1 percent from 2019 to 2020

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

Rental vacancies in South Carolina were 9.7 percent in 2020, a decrease of 1.1 percent from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report.

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VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in South Carolina average $252,744 for Q1

By Palmetto State News | Jan 7, 2022

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in South Carolina for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 averaged $252,744, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Photography Club

By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022

Lovers of Photography are welcome every second Thursday of the month to share their photographic skills, ideas and techniques.

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Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Tween Game Time: Freeze Tag

By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022

Join us on Zoom or the Roblox game app as we play a game of “Freeze Tag” where the Runners must evade the Taggers.