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South Carolina businesses, are you actively working with young people to amplify the workforce? If yes, we invite you to nominate your business for the 2026 Workforce Champion Award by visiting www.dew.sc.gov/workforce-champion-award!

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News Archive

Op-Ed: DEW Assesses Progress in 2020 and Pushes Forward in 2021

DEW: Five Billion Dollars Paid   With 2021 upon us, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce is looking back over the last ten months…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement December 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement December 2020 Employment Situation   “The latest release shows a slight…

South Carolina Employment Situation December 2020

South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2020   I. Household Survey(1) Employment: The seasonally adjusted, monthly survey of…

DEW Exceeds $5 Billion in Benefits

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Exceeds the $5 Billion Mark for Distribution of Unemployment Insurance Benefits for South Carolinians…

DEW Begins Paying PEUC Program Extension

Benefit Programs Continue to Successfully Roll Out for South Carolinians S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Begins Paying PEUC Extension…

DEW Begins Paying PUA Extension Program

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Begins Paying PUA Extension Program   Columbia, S.C. – The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…

DEW Begins Paying $300 FPUC Payments

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Begins Paying the $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation on Eligible Claims as Part of the…

South Carolina Employment Situation November 2020

South Carolina’s Employment Situation November 2020   I. Household Survey(1) Employment: The seasonally adjusted, monthly survey of…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement November 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement November 2020 Employment Situation   “There’s no doubt our nation and…

DEW Releases Overpayments Information

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Overpayments Information   Columbia – The headline screamed “SC has overpaid $27 Million in…