QVC announced plans Wednesday to lay off 900 workers across the country, but hire 200 workers in Florence County, Florence County Economic Development Joe W. King said.

Inside the Career Services Center, Bulsza said they’re taking a more proactive approach to provide options for students by having more contact with potential employers.

Florence County Council has amended a memorandum of understanding with Monster in order to pave a dirt portion of road next to the company’s future Pee Dee customer-service center.

Wellman Plastics Recycling investors plan to create 100 jobs, in addition to retaining the 163 employees at the Johnsonville plant, according to a statement released by the company.

Blumenthal Mills Inc., which operates a jacquard damask weaving plant in Marion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, company officials said Wednesday.

Unemployment rates in all Pee Dee counties rose in July as the region’s rate increased to 9.3 percent and the state’s rate jumped to a three-year high of 7 percent.

Monster, an online job recruitment and careers resource, is one step away from an exemption from state Sunday work prohibitions to ensure that it can operate its future Florence County customer service center around the clock.

For thousands of college graduates flooding the job market, now’s not the time for a down economy.

Thirty-one percent of employers across the globe are finding it more difficult to fill jobs.

South Carolina’s jobless rate edged up to 5.9 percent in April, and state officials predict rising gas prices could mean for a rocky summer employment picture.