South Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Hits 12.3% - Wilson Continues to Fight for Job Creation Policies

South Carolina’s unemployment rate hit an all-time high at 12.3% for the month of November. Upon hearing about the state’s unemployment numbers, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), a member of the Education and Labor Committee, continued to sound the alarm about the need for Congress to consider job creation policies:

“How high will unemployment numbers have to rise before Speaker Pelosi and Harry Reid finally straighten out Congress’ misplaced priorities? Congress has spent plenty of time debating health care takeovers, energy tax policies, and rampant spending increases – but no real policies to jump start America’s economy. With double digit unemployment figures across the nation, lawmakers should be debating and discussing job creation ideas each and every day.

“I represent two counties in the state with the highest and the lowest unemployment rates. Lawmakers need to debate a diverse range of policies that fit the needs of both types of communities, and fast. It’s high time for Speaker Pelosi to give our communities the tools they need like tax relief for small businesses and families to get America’s economy rolling once again,” said Congressman Joe Wilson.

Click here and here for job creation ideas that Congressman Wilson has encouraged Speaker Pelosi to consider.

WSPA highlighted today that Allendale County has the highest unemployment rate in South Carolina at 23%. The lowest in the state is the 8.8% jobless figure for Lexington County.

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