According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, a St. Matthews woman and a Charleston woman have been arrested and accused of committing financial identity fraud in order to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says it has distributed more than $5 billion in unemployment benefits since the start of the pandemic. That works out to more than $500 million per month.
On Friday, the Department of Employment and Workforce announced it has begun payments for the third and final Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reported an increase in initial unemployment insurance claims during the latest claim period.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reported an initial increase in unemployment claims for the week of October 18-24.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Unemployment numbers in South Carolina and across the nation continue to skyrocket as the coronavirus outbreak continues. Officials with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce say last week more than 64 thousand people filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. That’s an increase of more than 108 percent. The hardest hit areas are Horry and Charleston counties…
The unemployment rate remained unchanged from June to July, according to the latest report from the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce
