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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Getting a good job after college could be harder than college itself. There were 284,000 college graduates working for minimum wage in the past year, according to the Labor Department.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  A new South Carolina tourism season is approaching, and the director of the state tourism department predicts this is the year the $15 billion industry returns to pre-Great Recession levels.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, either because of the recession's toll on revenue or a new zeal to shrink government.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A Grand Strand lumber company is adding more than 50 jobs because of increased demand as the housing industry rebounds from the Great Recession.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  U.S. shoppers spent cautiously this holiday season, a disappointment for retailers who slashed prices to lure people into stores and now must hope for a post-Christmas burst of spending.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Right now, the President George W. Bush era tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year, if no new deal is reached.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says the state's $15 billion tourism industry is reaching new levels.

Friday, April 06, 2012  US hiring slows in March as employers add just 120,000 jobs, unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

Friday, October 14, 2011  Cleanup postponed at New York City plaza where encamped protesters had feared eviction

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Lawmakers, White House regroup after Senate scuttles Obama jobs plan

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Facing defeat, Obama calls for jobs bill; initiates own steps with help of advisory council

Monday, October 10, 2011  SPIN METER: For Obama, a disconnect between rhetoric and reality in sales pitch on jobs plan

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Senate Democrats have different idea on paying for Obama's jobs bill; White House open to it