Human Resources

South Carolina saw 8,635 initial claims filed for the week ending Jan. 9 as the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce began paying a second extended federal benefit. Greenville County had a state-high 842 claims. … Read More

Initial claims filed in S.C. climbed to 9,328 for the week ending Jan. 2 as eligible claimants began receiving the first round of extended federal benefits. The claims total was the highest since July 25. … Read More

More than $10 million has been paid as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds became available this weekend. For the week ending Dec. 26, Richland County saw 675 initial unemployment claims filed. … Read More

Extended Benefits recipients received their past payment during the current claim week, and two federal programs expire next week. For the week ending Dec. 19, 3,583 claims were filed in S.C., a drop of 140 from the previous week. … Read More

The state’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.2% in October, while the number of South Carolinians working decreased by almost 64,000 people. … Read More