COLUMBIA, SC – Gresham Barrett, Republican candidate for Governor, released the following statement regarding the March unemployment figures for South Carolina announced this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“Today’s unemployment figures make it clear that our next Governor must make job creation the number one priority. We need to focus on generating a business-friendly climate in South Carolina. That means emphasizing meaningful lawsuit reform and loser pays tort reform. We need to restructure the Department of Commerce and update our incentive packages to attract more businesses and improve the environment for our existing businesses, so we can begin putting South Carolina back to work.”