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Initial unemployment claims drop in S.C., rise nationwide
Melinda Waldrop //September 23, 2021//
Listen to this articleInitial unemployment claims in South Carolina fell by 796 for the week ending Sept. 18 from the previous week, when first-time claims topped 2,000 for the first time since mid-July.
The 1,597 claims for the most recent week were down from 2,393 the week before, according to statistics from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
Greenville County saw a state-high 165 initial claims, while Richland County had 92. Berkeley County saw 84 claims and Spartanburg County 80.
Nationally, initial claims rose by 16,000 from the previous week to 351,000.
In South Carolina, 926,555 initial unemployment claims have been filed since March 15, 2020. DEW has paid out more than $6.5 billion in a combination of state and federal unemployment benefits.
