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News Archive

South Carolina's Employment Situation October 2019

   South Carolina’s Employment Situation      October 2019 Number of South Carolinians Working Continues Record Setting Pace Unemployment Rate…

DEW Executive Director's Statement October 2019

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement October 2019 Employment Situation The news is astounding. An unemployment rate…

Gov. Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment of Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey Announce Record Cuts to Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates

Gov. Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment of Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey Announce Record Cuts to Unemployment Insurance Tax…

DEW Executive Director Statement September 2019

DEW Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement September 2019 Employment Situation The Department of Employment and Workforce is here for many…

South Carolina's Employment Situation September 2019

South Carolina’s Employment Situation September 2019 Number of South Carolinians Working Sets Another Record Unemployment Rate at Historic Low…

DEW Executive Director Statement August 2019

DEW Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement August 2019 Employment Situation   “South Carolina’s numbers continue to be strong as the…

South Carolina's Employment Situation August 2019

I. Household Survey1 Employment: The monthly survey of households across the state estimated the number of South Carolinians working moved…

SC Jobseekers and Businesses Continue Connections to SC Works

Coastal Centers Reopening in Wake of Hurricane Dorian Department of Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey says all of the SC Works…

DEW Executive Director's Statement July 2019

“People continue to enter the labor force at record numbers. And, employers continue to hire at records numbers. As we experience this positive…

South Carolina's Employment Situation July 2019

I. Household Survey1 Employment: The monthly survey of households across the state estimated the number of South Carolinians working moved…