Also moving to SC!! Have a few questions for locals!

[mystree]

Posted on Fri, May. 18, 2007
County unemployment figures from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. They do not include the seasonal adjustments used to calculate the statewide unemployment rate. All unemployment numbers are percentages.

County April March Change

1 Marlboro 11.7 11.3 0.4

2 Marion 11.6 11.8 -0.2

3 Allendale 10.4 11.3 -0.9

4 Chester 10.1 10.1 0.0

5 McCormick 9.9 10.8 -0.9

6 Fairfield 9.8 7.8 2.0

7 Williamsburg 9.1 9.2 -0.1

8 Barnwell 8.8 9.2 -0.4

9 Union 8.7 9.1 -0.4

10 Dillon 8.6 8.6 0.0

11 Chesterfield 8.4 8.5 -0.1

Lancaster 8.4 8.3 0.1

13 Clarendon 8.3 8.5 -0.2

Lee 8.3 8.6 -0.3

15 Bamberg 8.1 8.7 -0.6

16 Abbeville 7.9 8.4 -0.5

17 Orangeburg 7.5 8.3 -0.8

18 Cherokee 7.0 7.1 -0.1

Greenwood 7.0 7.2 -0.2

20 Oconee 6.9 7.3 -0.4

21 Sumter 6.8 7.0 -0.2

22 Laurens 6.4 6.7 -0.3

23 Georgetown 6.3 6.8 -0.5

Hampton 6.3 6.9 -0.6

25 Darlington 6.2 6.7 -0.5

Edgefield 6.2 6.0 0.2

27 Florence 6.1 6.4 -0.3

28 Anderson 5.7 6.0 -0.3

Colleton 5.7 6.1 -0.4

30 Newberry 5.6 6.1 -0.5

Saluda 5.6 5.5 0.1

32 Calhoun 5.5 6.0 -0.5

Spartanburg 5.5 5.8 -0.3

34 York 5.3 5.2 0.1

35 Kershaw 5.1 5.3 -0.2

36 Aiken 4.9 5.0 -0.1

Richland 4.9 5.6 -0.7

38 Greenville 4.6 5.0 -0.4

Pickens 4.6 5.2 -0.6

40 Berkeley 4.4 4.9 -0.5

Jasper 4.4 5.0 -0.6

42 Beaufort 4.3 4.6 -0.3

43 Horry 4.2 5.0 -0.8

44 Dorchester 4.1 4.6 -0.5

45 Charleston 3.9 4.3 -0.4

46 Lexington 3.8 4.2 -0.4

[mystree]

Here is an employment website for Columbia
http://regionalhelpwanted.com/home/126.htm?SN=126&

[Carolina_1690]

Originally Posted by waccamatt

First of all, any city in South Carolina is going to be hot. In comparison to most cities Columbia's size, the traffic congestion isn't bad, due to 3 interstate highways and dangerous? No more so than any typical city.

Traffic really isnt bad at all except inbound in the AM, and outbound in the PM.

And Cola is anything but dangerous. Just like any other city, use some common sense.

[SClady]

Greenwood's paper is the Index Journal. Its a nice place to live, we have alittle bit of everything.

[ljkbsb]

Amtrack goes through Columbia and Charleston. Our son is a big train fan and we checked trip data. Fares are reasonable, but both places require loading in the middle of the night.

[mistyrusty]

Thanks guys! I guess we are going to start in Columbia and see what happens. If we dont/cant make it in Columbia (if hubby cant find a job basically... ) Then we are going to move up to Greenwood then lastley would be Greenville... maybe other places in between depends on where the job offers are..

When we start we are going to try to find a by week place to move in just so he can get a job... anyone know of a safe by week rental place in or around Columbia?

tya

[irishwoman]

Hi! We are planning a trip the end of this month. We are hoping to visit both Florence and Marion for purposes of checking out these areas for relocation. Does anyone have any insight into these areas with regard to restaurants, night life, housing, cost of living........
Thanks for any info!