South Carolina · individual fact

South Carolina unemployment rate

State unemployment, employed residents, broader underutilization, and employment growth.

Annual unemployment rate4.1%2024 · #14 of 50 · highest first
Civilian employed residents2,457,2872024 · #23 of 50 · highest first
U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer1.3%2025 · 11-month average · #28 of 50 · highest first

South Carolina over time

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Annual unemployment rate2024: 4.1%1.8%4.4%7%South Carolina, 2015: 5.9%South Carolina, 2016: 4.9%South Carolina, 2017: 4.2%South Carolina, 2018: 3.4%South Carolina, 2019: 2.8%South Carolina, 2020: 6%South Carolina, 2021: 3.9%South Carolina, 2022: 3.2%South Carolina, 2023: 3%South Carolina, 2024: 4.1%201520192024
✦ Major events & context · 17South Carolina · South Carolina issues Executive Order 2015-27: Paid leave for state employees affected by emergency closures · 2015-10-20Executive Order 2015-27South Carolina · Governor’s legal counsel clarifies two full-day paid-leave cases · 2015-10-23Paid-leave correctionNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · CARES Act expands unemployment support · 2020-03-27CARES unemployment aidNational context · First U.S. COVID-19 vaccine authorization · 2020-12-11COVID vaccine authorizationNational context · American Rescue Plan extends pandemic unemployment benefits · 2021-03-11Pandemic benefits extendedNational context · Federal pandemic unemployment programs reach their cutoff · 2021-09-06Pandemic benefits expireNational context · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine · 2022-02-24Russia invades UkraineNational context · Federal Reserve begins its 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increases beginNational context · Silicon Valley Bank failure and banking stress · 2023-03-10Banking stress / SVBNational context · UAW strikes begin at the three Detroit automakers · 2023-09-15UAW auto strikesNational context · Federal Reserve begins its 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-18Fed rate cuts beginNational context · Hurricanes Helene and Milton · 2024-09-26Helene & MiltonNational context · Broad U.S. tariff announcement · 2025-04-02U.S. tariff announcementNational context · Federal shutdown interrupts unemployment data · 2025-10-01Federal shutdown / data gapNational context · BLS reports federal payroll decline as deferred resignations take effect · 2025-12-16Federal payroll departuresNational context · Federal Reserve raises rates in September 2026 · 2026-09-16September 2026 rate rise● South Carolina Legislature · 5● U.S. Congress · South Carolina delegation · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.◆ Governor · 6■ South Carolina agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2015-10-012026-09-30

11 of 11 reviewed South Carolina actions match · 11 date markers shown. 17 major events shown separately.

South Carolina · 2024: 4.1% · Rank #14 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 4%

Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages. LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.

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South Carolina Annual unemployment rate · source units
PeriodSouth CarolinaRankU.S. benchmark
20244.1%#14 of 504%
20233%#31 of 50Not available
20223.2%#25 of 50Not available
20213.9%#34 of 50Not available
20206%#39 of 50Not available
20192.8%#41 of 50Not available
20183.4%#32 of 50Not available
20174.2%#26 of 50Not available
20164.9%#20 of 50Not available
20155.9%#13 of 50Not available
How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.

South Carolina · state comparison

Employment and unemployment over time

LAUS annual averages measure state residents. Compare unemployment rates or the number of employed residents.

South Carolina · 20244.1%
South Carolina rank#14among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark4%Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Annual unemployment rate

Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

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South Carolina
Annual unemployment rate history in South Carolina2.3%4.4%6.5%20152024
2024 · South Carolina: 4.1% · Rank #14 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 4% · Selected for state comparison
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South Carolina Annual unemployment rate history
PeriodSouth CarolinaCompare
20155.9%
20164.9%
20174.2%
20183.4%
20192.8%
20206%
20213.9%
20223.2%
20233%
20244.1%

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South Carolina · 4.1%2024 · Rank #14 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare South Carolina with every state · 50 ranked
Annual unemployment rate · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Nevada5.4%—
#2California5.3%—
#3Illinois5%—
#4Kentucky4.8%—
#5Michigan4.7%—
#6New Jersey4.6%—
#7Alaska4.5%—
#7Washington4.5%—
#9Ohio4.4%—
#10Louisiana4.3%—
#10Oregon4.3%—
#12New York4.2%—
#12Rhode Island4.2%—
#14Colorado4.1%—
#14New Mexico4.1%—
#14South Carolina · your comparison4.1%—
#14Texas4.1%—
#14West Virginia4.1%—
#19Indiana4%—
#19Massachusetts4%—
#21Delaware3.9%—
#22Pennsylvania3.8%—
#23Arizona3.7%—
#23Missouri3.7%—
#23North Carolina3.7%—
#26Idaho3.6%—
#27Arkansas3.5%—
#27Kansas3.5%—
#29Florida3.4%—
#29Georgia3.4%—
#29Tennessee3.4%—
#32Connecticut3.3%—
#32Utah3.3%—
#34Iowa3.2%—
#34Maryland3.2%—
#34Mississippi3.2%—
#34Oklahoma3.2%—
#38Minnesota3.1%—
#38Wyoming3.1%—
#40Alabama3%—
#40Maine3%—
#40Montana3%—
#40Wisconsin3%—
#44Virginia2.9%—
#45Hawaii2.8%—
#46Nebraska2.7%—
#47New Hampshire2.6%—
#48North Dakota2.4%—
#49Vermont2.3%—
#50South Dakota1.8%—

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South Carolina · state comparison

Behind the unemployment rate

The reviewed 2025 CPS snapshot includes both U-3 and the broader U-6 measure. It is separate from the LAUS annual history.

South Carolina · 2025 · 11-month average1.3%
South Carolina rank#28among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1.6%Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer

Unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a share of the civilian labor force.

2025 CPS averages exclude October because data were not collected during the federal shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other-year averages. These directly surveyed CPS estimates differ from LAUS model-based estimates. All states use the same 11 months here.

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South Carolina · 1.3%2025 · 11-month average · Rank #28 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer · 2025 · 11-month average · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California2.4%—
#2Oregon2.2%—
#3Illinois2.1%—
#3New York2.1%—
#5Connecticut2%—
#5Rhode Island2%—
#5Washington2%—
#8Massachusetts1.9%—
#8Nevada1.9%—
#8New Jersey1.9%—
#11Delaware1.8%—
#11Virginia1.8%—
#13Louisiana1.7%—
#13Michigan1.7%—
#13West Virginia1.7%—
#16Alaska1.6%—
#16Florida1.6%—
#16Mississippi1.6%—
#16New Mexico1.6%—
#16Ohio1.6%—
#16Pennsylvania1.6%—
#22Colorado1.5%—
#22Kentucky1.5%—
#22Maryland1.5%—
#22Texas1.5%—
#26Arizona1.4%—
#26Georgia1.4%—
#28Arkansas1.3%—
#28Iowa1.3%—
#28North Carolina1.3%—
#28Oklahoma1.3%—
#28South Carolina · your comparison1.3%—
#33Kansas1.2%—
#33Minnesota1.2%—
#33New Hampshire1.2%—
#33Wisconsin1.2%—
#37Tennessee1.1%—
#37Utah1.1%—
#39Idaho1%—
#39Indiana1%—
#39Nebraska1%—
#42Alabama0.9%—
#42Maine0.9%—
#42Missouri0.9%—
#42Wyoming0.9%—
#46Hawaii0.7%—
#46Montana0.7%—
#46South Dakota0.7%—
#46Vermont0.7%—
#50North Dakota0.6%—

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South Carolina · state comparison

Output and jobs

Annual real output growth and BEA job growth provide economic context. Neither is the unemployment rate.

South Carolina · 20253.3%
South Carolina rank#4among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark2.3%Same measure and period when published

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Annual real GDP growth

Change in annual real GDP from the prior year.

Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.

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South Carolina
Annual real GDP growth history in South Carolina-4%1.8%7.6%20152025
2025 · South Carolina: 3.3% · Rank #4 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 2.3% · Selected for state comparison
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South Carolina Annual real GDP growth history
PeriodSouth CarolinaCompare
20153.5%
20163.4%
20172%
20183%
20193.2%
2020-2.6%
20214.9%
20224.7%
20233.7%
20244.9%
20253.3%

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South Carolina · 3.3%2025 · Rank #4 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Annual real GDP growth · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Delaware5.1%—
#2Alaska4.7%—
#3California3.5%—
#4South Carolina · your comparison3.3%—
#5Washington3.2%—
#6Idaho3.1%—
#7Kentucky3%—
#8Georgia2.9%—
#9Texas2.8%—
#10West Virginia2.8%—
#11Florida2.8%—
#12Rhode Island2.8%—
#13Utah2.7%—
#14Illinois2.6%—
#15New York2.5%—
#16Connecticut2.5%—
#17Ohio2.4%—
#18Virginia2.3%—
#19Oklahoma2.2%—
#20Michigan2.2%—
#21Tennessee2.1%—
#22New Jersey2%—
#23Nevada2%—
#24Montana2%—
#25Alabama2%—
#26Vermont1.9%—
#27Colorado1.9%—
#28Indiana1.9%—
#29Pennsylvania1.8%—
#30North Carolina1.8%—
#31New Mexico1.8%—
#32South Dakota1.8%—
#33New Hampshire1.7%—
#34Louisiana1.5%—
#35Hawaii1.5%—
#36Arizona1.5%—
#37Maine1.4%—
#38Oregon1.4%—
#39Massachusetts1.3%—
#40Mississippi1.3%—
#41Nebraska1.3%—
#42Missouri1.2%—
#43Kansas1%—
#44Arkansas0.9%—
#45Wisconsin0.8%—
#46Maryland0.8%—
#47Minnesota0.7%—
#48North Dakota0.5%—
#49Wyoming0.1%—
#50Iowa-0.4%—

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South Carolina · state comparison

Job openings, hires, layoffs, and worker groups

A state unemployment rate does not capture all unused labor or job-market turnover.

South Carolina · December 2025103,000
South Carolina rank#22among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark6,550,000Same measure and period when published

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Openings · number

Number of jobs or monthly employment flows; published thousands converted to individual units.

Seasonally adjusted state JOLTS estimates, July–December 2025 as printed in the captured table. Recent estimates are preliminary and revisions can change ranks. Openings are a month-end stock; hires, quits, and layoffs are monthly flows, not distinct workers.

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South Carolina
Openings · number history in South Carolina-957,0503,636,5008,230,050July 2025December 2025
December 2025 · South Carolina: 103,000 · Rank #22 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 6,550,000 · Selected for state comparison
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South Carolina Openings · number history
PeriodSouth CarolinaCompare
July 2025117,000
August 2025120,000
September 2025120,000
October 2025117,000
November 2025111,000
December 2025103,000

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South Carolina · 103,000December 2025 · Rank #22 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Openings · number · December 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California674,000—
#2Texas608,000—
#3New York431,000—
#4Florida404,000—
#5Ohio287,000—
#6Georgia279,000—
#7Pennsylvania235,000—
#8Michigan221,000—
#9Virginia213,000—
#10North Carolina212,000—
#11Illinois211,000—
#12New Jersey172,000—
#13Tennessee143,000—
#14Minnesota135,000—
#15Massachusetts129,000—
#16Missouri128,000—
#17Maryland127,000—
#18Indiana123,000—
#19Arizona121,000—
#20Wisconsin115,000—
#21Washington110,000—
#22South Carolina · your comparison103,000—
#23Louisiana101,000—
#23Oklahoma101,000—
#25Colorado100,000—
#26Kentucky92,000—
#27Alabama91,000—
#28Oregon72,000—
#29Connecticut67,000—
#30Utah64,000—
#31Kansas61,000—
#32Arkansas60,000—
#33Mississippi59,000—
#34Iowa57,000—
#35Nevada52,000—
#36West Virginia42,000—
#37Nebraska38,000—
#38Idaho34,000—
#39New Mexico32,000—
#40Maine28,000—
#41Delaware23,000—
#42Montana22,000—
#42New Hampshire22,000—
#42Rhode Island22,000—
#45South Dakota20,000—
#46Hawaii19,000—
#47North Dakota18,000—
#48Alaska16,000—
#49Vermont11,000—
#49Wyoming11,000—

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What candidates are saying

Explore statements about unemployment, jobs and workforce issues from FactVote’s South Carolina candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

29 statements from 11 candidates

2026 South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 5 statements

DeShawn Blanding

5 statements

Democratic · Commissioner of Agriculture · SC

Jobs & workforce context

Using the $40 million Growing Agribusiness Fund established in 2024 as the public investment anchor, we will invest in sustainable, locally rooted processing facilities. By expanding meat processing, packing, lumber mills, and manufacturing closer to where food and trees are grown, we will create jo…

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Source topic or question: Pillar 1: processing

Candidate campaign source

Using the $40 million Growing Agribusiness Fund established in 2024 as the public investment anchor, we will invest in sustainable, locally rooted processing facilities. By expanding meat processing, packing, lumber mills, and manufacturing closer to where food and trees are grown, we will create jobs, reduce transportation costs, keep more food dollars in South Carolina, and provide farmers with more profitable markets. Priority will go to partnerships between local governments, farmers, cooperatives, and private industry with incentives for facilities that are worker-owned cooperatives and community-governed enterprises, ensuring the wealth they generate stays in local communities, gives workers a direct ownership stake, and creates lasting economic opportunity across rural South Carolina.

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DeShawn Blanding campaign source 4 ↗
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Jobs & workforce context

Regional Agricultural Infrastructure & Innovation Network Build a statewide research and innovation network of four Regional Agriculture Innovation Centers through public-private partnerships with local governments, Clemson University, SC State University, and the state’s technical college system. E…

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Source topic or question: Sustainable Locally Rooted Processing Facilities

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Regional Agricultural Infrastructure & Innovation Network Build a statewide research and innovation network of four Regional Agriculture Innovation Centers through public-private partnerships with local governments, Clemson University, SC State University, and the state’s technical college system. Each center includes shared-use processing facilities, cold storage, aggregation capacity, a business incubation component, and direct connection to Clemson and SC State Extension services, and each center integrates processing, research, entrepreneurship, and workforce development for its regional commodity base.Lowcountry/Coastal Center — Aquaculture, seafood processing, and coastal fisheries. Hub for South Carolina’s growing shrimping, shellfish, and fish farming sectors with shared processing and cold chain infrastructure.Upstate/Western Piedmont Center — Livestock operations, poultry producers, and pasture-based agriculture. Addresses the gap in small- and mid-scale meat processing that forces SC livestock farmers to send animals out of state.Pee Dee/Midlands Center — Commodity growers, fruit and vegetable producers, and specialty crop farmers. Anchored to the Florence State Farmers Market, connecting row crop producers to value-added markets and direct local supply chains.Central Coastal Plain/I-26 Corridor Center — Forestry, milling, and wood products manufacturing. Supports the timber sector, which covers over 60% of SC’s land base, with sustainable forestry innovation and rural manufacturing.

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DeShawn Blanding campaign source 4 ↗
Jobs & workforce context

South Carolina should become a hub for agricultural input and biomanufacturing by attracting and expanding businesses that produce fertilizer, animal feed, seed, irrigation equipment, farm machinery, bio-based products, renewable materials, and other essential agricultural inputs. Strengthening thes…

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Source topic or question: Agricultural & Bio Manufacturing

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South Carolina should become a hub for agricultural input and biomanufacturing by attracting and expanding businesses that produce fertilizer, animal feed, seed, irrigation equipment, farm machinery, bio-based products, renewable materials, and other essential agricultural inputs. Strengthening these industries will create good-paying jobs, reduce supply chain disruptions, lower costs for farmers, expand markets for South Carolina-grown crops, and position our state as a leader in the next generation of agricultural innovation.

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DeShawn Blanding campaign source 4 ↗
Jobs & workforce context

Agricultural & Bio Manufacturing South Carolina should become a hub for agricultural input and biomanufacturing by attracting and expanding businesses that produce fertilizer, animal feed, seed, irrigation equipment, farm machinery, bio-based products, renewable materials, and other essential agricu…

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Source topic or question: Farm & Food Aggregation Hubs

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Agricultural & Bio Manufacturing South Carolina should become a hub for agricultural input and biomanufacturing by attracting and expanding businesses that produce fertilizer, animal feed, seed, irrigation equipment, farm machinery, bio-based products, renewable materials, and other essential agricultural inputs. Strengthening these industries will create good-paying jobs, reduce supply chain disruptions, lower costs for farmers, expand markets for South Carolina-grown crops, and position our state as a leader in the next generation of agricultural innovation.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

DeShawn Blanding campaign source 4 ↗
Jobs & workforce context

Sustainable Locally Rooted Processing Facilities Using the $40 million Growing Agribusiness Fund established in 2024 as the public investment anchor, we will invest in sustainable, locally rooted processing facilities. By expanding meat processing, packing, lumber mills, and manufacturing closer to …

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Source topic or question: Pillar 1: processing

Candidate campaign source

Sustainable Locally Rooted Processing Facilities Using the $40 million Growing Agribusiness Fund established in 2024 as the public investment anchor, we will invest in sustainable, locally rooted processing facilities. By expanding meat processing, packing, lumber mills, and manufacturing closer to where food and trees are grown, we will create jobs, reduce transportation costs, keep more food dollars in South Carolina, and provide farmers with more profitable markets. Priority will go to partnerships between local governments, farmers, cooperatives, and private industry with incentives for facilities that are worker-owned cooperatives and community-governed enterprises, ensuring the wealth they generate stays in local communities, gives workers a direct ownership stake, and creates lasting economic opportunity across rural South Carolina.

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2026 South Carolina Governor — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 3 statements

Alan Wilson

1 statement

Republican · Governor · SC

Jobs & workforce context

Alan Wilson will lead the charge to cut taxes and slash government red tape. He will fight to eliminate the state income tax to reduce the overall tax burden on South Carolina families. Wilson supports exploring every avenue to reduce and eliminate the burden of personal property taxes for seniors a…

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Source topic or question: Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Alan Wilson will lead the charge to cut taxes and slash government red tape. He will fight to eliminate the state income tax to reduce the overall tax burden on South Carolina families. Wilson supports exploring every avenue to reduce and eliminate the burden of personal property taxes for seniors and veterans, while ensuring essential government services remain funded. He will launch a comprehensive audit of state and local governments to root out fraud, waste, and abuse, returning that money to the taxpayers. The Wilson Administration will prioritize small business growth, workforce development, and creating good-paying jobs. It’s time to Make South Carolina Affordable Again. No more losing business to neighboring states. No more South Carolina families feeling the squeeze from high costs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

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Walid Hakim

2 statements

Green · Governor · SC

Jobs & workforce context

As governor of South Carolina, Hakim would take many steps to restructure law enforcement. We have created an unnecessary burden on law enforcement by envisioning the “do it all cop.” Law enforcement, traffic enforcement, first responder to car crashes, first responder to attempted suicide, first r…

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Source topic or question: Health care

Candidate campaign source

As governor of South Carolina, Hakim would take many steps to restructure law enforcement. We have created an unnecessary burden on law enforcement by envisioning the “do it all cop.” Law enforcement, traffic enforcement, first responder to car crashes, first responder to attempted suicide, first responder to mental health emergencies, first responder to animal attacks, and the list goes on. Police were not trained to respond to every situation, yet they are expected to. This creates a dangerous situation for both law enforcement and the general public when we send people to do jobs they were not trained to do. By mandating the hiring, (academy) training, and employment of SLED social workers deployed with local law enforcement, we can allow police to get back to doing what they were hired to do: enforce laws. Social workers would respond to nonviolent mental health situations and work as a victims' advocate for domestic violence, child abuse/endangerment, mental health emergencies and rape. The social worker would complete paperwork related to these events and act as the victims advocate, which would allow police to get back to what they were trained to do more quickly: enforce the laws they were sworn to uphold.

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Walid Hakim — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗
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Hakim believes that a strong state begins with strong education. Instead of cutting funding, South Carolina must invest deeply in its schools and students. He proposes the creation of “South Carolina College Investment Grants” for students pursuing critical careers; such as nursing, medicine, engine…

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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training

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Hakim believes that a strong state begins with strong education. Instead of cutting funding, South Carolina must invest deeply in its schools and students. He proposes the creation of “South Carolina College Investment Grants” for students pursuing critical careers; such as nursing, medicine, engineering, education, social work, and therapy. Rather than burdening graduates with debilitating student loans, this plan allows them to repay the state through service. Every graduate who accepts a grant would commit to living and working in South Carolina for 10–20 years; as taxpayers, homeowners, consumers, and parents. Their contributions to the state’s economy and communities would serve as repayment for their education. This initiative would ensure that the most educated and capable workforce in the world lives right here in South Carolina, making its citizens highly sought after in every field imaginable.

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2026 South Carolina U.S. House — District 1 — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 3 statements

Nancy Lacore

3 statements

Democratic · U.S. House District 1 · SC

Jobs & workforce context

Expand access to targeted tax credits for small businesses that are hiring, increasing wages, or investing in their workforce, especially in high-cost areas like the Lowcountry.

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Source topic or question: Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Expand access to targeted tax credits for small businesses that are hiring, increasing wages, or investing in their workforce, especially in high-cost areas like the Lowcountry.

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Jobs & workforce context

Increase multifamily housing needed for our local workforce by tying federal money for infrastructure / transportation / federal housing in the district.

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Source topic or question: Transportation and infrastructure

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Increase multifamily housing needed for our local workforce by tying federal money for infrastructure / transportation / federal housing in the district.

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Jobs & workforce context

Invest in workforce training and apprenticeship programs that connect local workers to in-demand industries, including hospitality, trades, and small business operations.

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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training

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Invest in workforce training and apprenticeship programs that connect local workers to in-demand industries, including hospitality, trades, and small business operations.

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How statements are selected

This section matches specific unemployment, jobs and workforce issues terms in retained, attributed source text from published South Carolina candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

South Carolina incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current South Carolina legislators and South Carolina’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from South Carolina’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

50 matching sponsorships or proposals · 48 South Carolina incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.

Rep. Annie E. McDaniel

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 41 · D–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3998

Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act

May 19, 2020 · Enacted

Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
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Rep. Beth E. Bernstein

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 78 · D–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3998

Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act

May 19, 2020 · Enacted

Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
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Rep. Bill Taylor

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 86 · R–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3126

Vaccine mandates

May 2, 2022 · Enacted

Rep. James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Chumley · Sponsored / Rep. Josiah Magnuson · Sponsored / Rep. Bill Taylor · Sponsored / Rep. Patrick B. Haddon · Sponsored / Rep. Steven Wayne Long · Sponsored / Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Melissa Lackey Oremus · Sponsored / Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Chris Wooten · Sponsored / Rep. Nathan Ballentine · Sponsored / Rep. Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. John R. McCravy III · Sponsored / Rep. Travis A. Moore · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Provides unemployment-benefit eligibility for state or local-government employees when a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate requires termination to avoid forfeiting federal funds, subject to ordinary benefit requirements. It also prohibits vaccination-based compensation reductions for specified first responders.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 142 (2022-05-02). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(B) If the State or any political subdivision thereof, including a school district, is subject to a federal requirement that would lead to the forfeiture of federal funds due to a failure to require employees, independent contractors, or nonemployee vendors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination: (1) the employer may require an unvaccinated employee, independent contractor, or nonemployee vendor to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing if the federal requirement allows for testing as an alternative to vaccination; or (2) the employee is eligible for unemployment benefits subject to the benefit amounts, duration, and requirements as provided in Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 41 if the federal mandate gives the employer no alternative to terminating the employee without forfeiting federal funds. […] "Section 8-15-80. (A) Neither the State, nor any of its political subdivisions, may terminate, suspend, or otherwise reduce the compensation of a person employed as a first responder if the first responder does not undergo a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Rep. Bruce W. Bannister

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 24 · R–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3998

Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act

May 19, 2020 · Enacted

Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
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Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr.

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 39 · R–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3126

Vaccine mandates

May 2, 2022 · Enacted

Rep. James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Chumley · Sponsored / Rep. Josiah Magnuson · Sponsored / Rep. Bill Taylor · Sponsored / Rep. Patrick B. Haddon · Sponsored / Rep. Steven Wayne Long · Sponsored / Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Melissa Lackey Oremus · Sponsored / Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Chris Wooten · Sponsored / Rep. Nathan Ballentine · Sponsored / Rep. Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. John R. McCravy III · Sponsored / Rep. Travis A. Moore · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Provides unemployment-benefit eligibility for state or local-government employees when a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate requires termination to avoid forfeiting federal funds, subject to ordinary benefit requirements. It also prohibits vaccination-based compensation reductions for specified first responders.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 142 (2022-05-02). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(B) If the State or any political subdivision thereof, including a school district, is subject to a federal requirement that would lead to the forfeiture of federal funds due to a failure to require employees, independent contractors, or nonemployee vendors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination: (1) the employer may require an unvaccinated employee, independent contractor, or nonemployee vendor to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing if the federal requirement allows for testing as an alternative to vaccination; or (2) the employee is eligible for unemployment benefits subject to the benefit amounts, duration, and requirements as provided in Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 41 if the federal mandate gives the employer no alternative to terminating the employee without forfeiting federal funds. […] "Section 8-15-80. (A) Neither the State, nor any of its political subdivisions, may terminate, suspend, or otherwise reduce the compensation of a person employed as a first responder if the first responder does not undergo a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Rep. Chandra E. Dillard

South Carolina House of Representatives · District 23 · D–SC

1 proposal
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South Carolina Legislature · HB 3998

Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act

May 19, 2020 · Enacted

Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.

The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.

Why this record is included

Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.

Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
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What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current South Carolina officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a South Carolina statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 6, 2026.