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Unemployment claims in S.C. reach 559,531
For the week ending May 30, 18,986 South Carolinians filed claims, including more than 1,600 in Richland County. That total represented the seventh decrease in claims since mid-March.
Be Pro Be Proud SC to launch this fall
The mobile skills workshop, which consists of a custom 18-wheeler featuring hands-on simulations in fields such as construction, transportation and utility work, aims to attract talent to those industries.
Viewpoint: DEW getting it right under immense pressure
The effects of this economic turmoil is headlined by the record number of South Carolinians and Americans applying for unemployment insurance, many for the first time in their lives.
Third round of federal unemployment funds now available in S.C.
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation provides 13 weeks additional benefits to eligible individuals who have exhausted their 20-week period. For the week ending May 23, 24,950 initial unemployment claims were filed in S.C.
Boeing to begin involuntary layoffs
Boeing is beginning involuntary layoffs this week as part of the workforce reduction that the company announced last month. The first notifications will be delivered this week to approximately 6,770 U.S. employees, including in S.C.
Development underway for COVID-19 testing in the workplace
As industry begins to reopen across the state, life science companies turn their sights to expanding COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing options for the workplace.
Unemployment soars to 12.1% in S.C. in April
The pandemic-driven numbers represent both the state’s highest-ever unemployment rate and its largest month-to-month increase on record, according to DEW. The estimated number of residents working dropped by 238,913 from March.
5 reasons you shouldn’t worry about job losses
The numbers aren’t good, but they’ve been getting better. Initial applications for unemployment insurance have dipped five weeks in a row. And claims should fall below 1 million by mid-June, according to a market consulting firm.
S.C. unemployment claims drop for 5th consecutive week
Since March 15, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce has received 515,595 initial claims and paid out more than $1.35 billion in state and federal benefits. For the week ending May 16, 29,446 claims were filed.
Benefitfocus launches customer-facing marketplace
Benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has launched a customer-facing website that allows individuals to compare products and services such as health insurance plans, supplemental benefits and employment resources.
How do we replace the business handshake in the COVID-19 era?
With the coronavirus pandemic making human touch a potentially lethal act since the virus can be transmitted with skin contact, handshaking has suddenly become socially unacceptable. How do we replace it in business?
S.C. unemployment claims approach half a million
For the week ending May 9, 32,513 residents filed initial claims, bringing the total in the last 8 weeks to 486,149. The week was the fourth straight with a drop in claims, with 14,234 fewer than the previous week.
