Henry McMaster Sued Over Decision To Cut Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
Governor, workforce director named in lawsuit ......
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South Carolina Employment Situation: Jobless Claims Hold At Pre-Pandemic Levels As ‘Emergency’ Benefits Expire
by Will Folks
Palmetto State employment situation still exceedingly tenuous compared to other states ......
South Carolina Loses Momentum On Jobs
by Will Folks
But state lawmakers want to blow every penny of a $1.7 billion surplus on bigger government ......
SC Workforce Agency Blistered As Incompetent, Inaccessible In Handling Benefit Claims
by Will Folks
"Purposeful inaccessibility is not acceptable."...
South Carolina Jobless Claims Show Improvement
by Will Folks
Can it be sustained?...
National Jobless Claims Plunge, South Carolina’s Remain Elevated
by Will Folks
And the price tag for incentivizing dependency keeps climbing ......
South Carolina’s Post-Pandemic Jobless Claims Just Can’t Get Back To ‘Normal’
by Will Folks
Elevated unemployment claims are not a good sign for the "recovery ..."...
A Year After Covid-19 Shutdowns, Initial Jobless Claims In South Carolina Still Searching For ‘Normal’
by FITSNews
Trends are encouraging ... but will new "stimulus" incentivize additional joblessness?...
South Carolina Jobless Claims Spike As National Claims Retreat
by FITSNews
Latest initial claims number three times higher than normal ......
South Carolina’s Initial Jobless Claims Drop Again, But Remain Twice As High As Pre-Pandemic
by FITSNews
Cost of benefits eclipses $5 billion since onset of Covid-19 last March ......