An economist say the recession has hit bottom and the economy looks like it’s starting to improve nationally and in South Carolina.

Federal stimulus spending in South Carolina mirrors that of other states; it’s going to worthwhile programs but is not creating jobs.

The chairman of the task force that’s tracking where federal stimulus money is going in South Carolina says it isn’t creating new jobs so far.

The state of South Carolina has received over $328 million dollars from the federal stimulus as of Wednesday morning. The vast majority of those dollars have gone to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid.

South Carolina taxpayers will be able to keep track of where federal stimulus money is spent and what impact it has.