It’s a holiday for much of the workforce but this Labor Day many out there are wishing they could work. The jobless rate in South Carolina this summer reached the highest it's been in more than 20 years. This Labor Day we found one laboring man who was glad to be at work for a lot of reasons, even if the profit isn't what it used to be.
The down-home pride is no hidden secret with 76-year-old Casey Jones.
He lays it right out on the table.
“They’re all good and sweet now, don't get me wrong,” Jones said.
But make no mistake, the story's not as sweet as he once remembers.
"But, that's life,” he said.
Changes from the top affect his bottom line, partly because of his choice to stay the same.
"They've been the same ever since I've been here and all. I might not make as much as I've been making on account of the prices went up on me. In fact, my peach prices have doubled to me but not to my customers and all."
And since he likes tradition, why break this one?
"Labor day is my last day every year."
It’s a last hoorah, the grand finale, the day he hopes will make the waiting worth his while. Though this Labor Day weekend is...not the way it used to be.
"Yesterday, like yesterday, no traffic at all. But, it's been pretty good this morning,” Jones said.
And even though the $5 a basket price-tag hasn't budged his six years being here, something about it this summer has the customers talking.
"Most of the people say they’re high. And…they are high. But they're good,” Jones said.
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