The 2017 Regional Economic Scorecard gives mixed grades for Charleston metro area in its latest economic report card. The biggest challenge for the region’s growing economy is to create affordable housing near jobs. The area is becoming more congested with traffic since most workers cannot find housing near their jobs.  The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and Charleston Regional Development Alliance released the economic report at the end of 2017, which measures Charleston’s economic health compared to the national averages…

The Charleston job market is among the strongest in the nation heading into the final quarter of the 2016, according to a survey conducted by human resources consulting firm ManpowerGroup (manpowergroup.us).  Nearly a third of employers plan to hire more employees this quarter, while just 4 percent say they will be reducing their staff. The Charleston metropolitan area ranks number sixth best among the nation’s 100 largest metro areas for job growth. The survey results indicate employers are still confident…

Charleston metropolitan area economy is the fastest growing in the state of South Carolina, according to a 2015 federal report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).  The tri-county area of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties had an increase of 14.8 percent in its gross domestic product (GDP)during the last five years (2010 to 2015). The Charleston region grew faster than Greenville, which had a 10.2 percent increase during the same time period. The Post & Courier (postandcourier.com) reported on…