| S.C. Secretary of State warning businesses about scam Mark Hammond’s office said it has received multiple complaints about a letter sent to businesses purporting to provide a ‘SC Certificate of Status’ for $87.25. Such a certificate is not issued or required by the state, Hammond said. South Carolina unemployment rate tops 5% in January The state’s 5.3% unemployment rate represented a drop from December 2020’s revised rate of 5.6%, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. The leisure and hospitality industry reported a loss of 3,800 jobs. | 
