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Posted: Updated: Charleston -  A financial services website
ranks South Carolina among the worst states in America for
earning a living.   The list, compiled by, examines
data including cost of living, average wages, unemployment, and
state tax information, then based upon these factors builds
their list of best - and worst - states to earn a living.  The
Top Five:    1. Hawaii   2. Mississippi   3. Rhode Island   4.
New York   5. South Carolina   For South Carolinians, it was the
combination of our average low wages and high unemployment
numbers that has kept the state in their bottom-ten rankings for
the last three years.   Additionally, residents have given South
Carolina the fifth-worst rating for work environment.  Hawaii
was ranked tops on the list because of the extremely high cost
of living, highest in the United States