Initial unemployment claims continue to fall as local businesses reopen
According to the SC Department of Employment and Workforce:
1,442 more people filed for unemplyment in …
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Initial unemployment claims continue to fall as local businesses reopen
According to the SC Department of Employment and Workforce:
1,442 more people filed for unemplyment in Lexington County. last week.
2,583 filed in Columbia and Richland County
For the week ending May 9, 32,513 South Carolinians filed.
That's a decrease of 14,234 compared to the previous week’s count of 46,747.
This 4-week trend correlates with the gradual transition to people reporting back to work,” said Dan Ellzey,of SCDEW..
Here are the numbers for all 46 SC counties:
Since March 15, 2020, SCDEW has paid more than $1.09 billion in a combination of state benefits,
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