South Carolina closed 2024 on a high note, achieving significant milestones in employment, labor force participation, and job growth. According to the S.C. Depa

WalletHub released a report ranking the safety of states in the US. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas were the three least safe states.

President Trump has issued sweeping executive actions swiftly ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs within the federal government. Already, the work is underway.

Policy on rural broadband was revised to support requiring companies that win broadband loans or grants to quickly complete projects in underserved rural areas. Delegates also directed AFBF to press more forcefully for reform of the current requirements for small-scale meat, dairy and value-added processing facilities.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting no deterioration in labor market conditions and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates next week.

A law intended to cut off the demand for illegal labor has netted only few violations. It's often ignored a generation after it began.

Laken Riley Act: President Trump signed his first bill into law, and it closely tracked his agenda on immigration. The bill directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes if they are in the country illegally. Read more ›

The South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging its restrictions on how race and sex are taught in the state’s K-12 schools.

E-Verify was created in 1996 by the Department of Homeland Security to allow businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United ... of states have adopted laws mandating E-Verify, including Florida and South Carolina in ...

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to make her debut behind the podium as the White House holds its first official news briefing Tuesday afternoon. Leavitt is certain to get questions related to the White House budget office’s decision to pause all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government to ensure its programs are consistent with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, appointing the South Dakota governor to oversee crucial national security functions, including border security and immigration enforcement.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in North Carolina last week compared with the week prior.