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1099G's are now available online. Login to MyBenefits to retrieve your 1099G electronically. All 1099G's will be mailed during the week of January 23, 2012.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EDT
1099G's are now available online. Login to MyBenefits to retrieve your 1099G electronically. All 1099G's will be mailed during the week of January 23, 2012
| South Carolina's Employment Situation - December 2011 - Unemployment rate lowest in three years; Employment at highest in 2011
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EDT
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in December 2011, a 0.4 percentage point drop from November’s 9.9 percent rate. This marks the fourth consecutive monthly rate drop and is down 1.6 percent from 2011’s high of 11.1 percent in August.
| South Carolina's Employment Situation - November 2011 - Unemployment rate plummets; Employment climbs
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EDT
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in November, an unprecedented 0.6 percent drop from last month’s 10.5 percent rate. This represents the largest monthly drop since 1976, the first year the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the monthly data series available. The national unemployment rate also saw a significant decrease, from 9 percent in October to 8.6 percent in November.
| State and Federal Efforts Combine to Fight Unemployment Insurance Fraud. Collection efforts will allow for recovery of millions in fraudulent UI payments
Thu, 08 Dec
2011 09:00:00 EDT
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (OIG) in an effort to combat unemployment insurance fraud.
| South Carolina's Employment Situation - October 2011 - Unemployment rate drops; Employment bumps up
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EDT
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a significant drop, from a revised estimate of 10.9 percent in September to 10.5 percent in October. Fewer job seekers during the month, coupled with stronger employment growth led to the first September to October decline in the rate in five years.
| Businesses to Pay Lower Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) for 2011
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EDT
South Carolina has received conditional approval from the U.S. Secretary of Labor to receive the full 5.4 percent credit on business federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) for 2011.
| DEW Executive Director Shows Support for Guard and Reserve Employees
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:15:00 EDT
Columbia, SC… Recently, the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Executive Director Abraham J. Turner signed a Statement of Support for Guard and Reserve employees; an initiative lead by the South Carolina branch of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (SCESGR).
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