Senator Scott talks joblessness and COVID-19
Oconee County and South Carolina share an identical unemployment rate. The figures that State Senator Thomas Alexander made known today show 12.1% unemployment in both the county and across the state. And in the case of Oconee, an additional 340 residents filed first claims for unemployment during May 17-23. Today Tim Scott, South Carolina’s junior U-S senator, expressed alarm that […]
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