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News Archive

DEW Executive Director’s Statement May 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement May 2020 Employment Situation   “Labor surveys are completed during the…

South Carolina Employment Situation May 2020

South Carolina’s Employment Situation May 2020 Employment Ticks Up Slightly as Businesses Start to Reopen   I. Household Survey (1)…

SC Initial Claims Week Ending June 6, 2020

South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data Week Ending June 6, 2020   Initial Claims: For claim week ending June 6, 2020, the…

SC Initial Claims Week Ending May 30

South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data Week Ending May 30, 2020   Initial Claims: For claim week ending May 30, 2020, the…

SC Initial Claims Week Ending May 30, 2020

South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data Week Ending May 30, 2020   Initial Claims: For claim week ending May 30, 2020, the…

SC Initial Claims Week Ending May 23, 2020

South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data Week Ending May 23, 2020   Initial Claims:  For claim week ending May 23…

PEUC Launches in SC

DEW Launches the Next Benefits Program of the CARES Act, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)   With more than $1.5 billion…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement April 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement April 2020 Employment Situation   “While South Carolina’s high…

South Carolina Employment Situation April 2020

South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2020   Employment Falls Severely in Effort to Contain Pandemic Unemployment Rate Rises Sharply…

SC Initial Claims Week Ending May 16, 2020

South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data Week Ending May 16, 2020   Initial Claims: For claim week ending May 16, 2020, the…