Failing Employment Security Commission disbanded

Say goodbye to the state's troubled Employment Security Commission.

Read more stories on this subject in our Employment Security Commision topic page.Governor Mark Sanford signed into law a necessary overhaul that disbanded its discredited the unemployment agency on Tuesday. From here on out, it will be considered a department in the governor's Cabinet while the effort to fix the state's $2 billion in debt continue.

Oh, the department has a new name as well: the Department of Employment and Workforce.

Head over to The Post and Courier to read up on all the changes to South Carolina's jobless agency.

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