More budget cuts likely for South Carolina
South Carolina’s economy has worsened over the summer, and state economists said Friday further budget cuts are likely.

State lawmakers said they could return to Columbia to revise this year’s budget, which has already been cut once this year.

Among the troubling signs for the state, economists said:

• Unemployment has increased to 7.8 percent, a 15-year high.

• The state has lost 50,000 jobs since April.
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