Another data point indicating the lowering of wage structure

SC makes it harder to get unemployment benefits - Yahoo! Finance: "COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A state with chronically high unemployment is making it tougher for the jobless to draw benefits by trying to force people to take lower-wage jobs and making it easier for laid-off workers to be declared ineligible.
New policies at South Carolina's Department of Employment and Workforce require people to accept job offers that pay incrementally less than their previous wages — eventually leading to minimum wage — and reducing the number of weeks someone let go for misconduct can receive benefits.
Department director and Maj. Gen. Abraham Turner told a state Senate committee Thursday that the policies begin immediately, but technology upgrades needed for the job-offer-acceptance plan are expected to take six months."