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USC professor says economy improving despite layoffs in state
USC economist Don Schunk says signs point to a slowly turning corner with rising housing, personal income, and selective hiring. Yet more than 15,000 South Carolinians lost jobs this year as manufacturers announce mass layoffs affecting 1,100 workers this week, including GE Upstate cuts, Georgetown Steel bankruptcy, and Alice Manufacturing shifts.
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