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DEW and SC Works offices will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. All offices will reopen on Monday, December 2, and we will be happy to serve you then. Please note that unemployment payments may be delayed depending on your financial institution's holiday schedule.

News Archive

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…

Employment Resources as Federal Programs Expire.

The Best Present for the Holidays? Employment.   On December 26, 2020, federal unemployment benefits will expire. In the meantime, employers…

DEW Executive Director’s Statement October 2020

Employment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey’s Statement October 2020 Employment Situation   “October’s employment situation is a…

South Carolina Employment Situation October 2020

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

2021 Employer Tax Rates Released

Gov. Henry McMaster and DEW Executive Director Dan Ellzey Announce 2021 Tax Rates for Employers Tax rates will decrease or remain the same for…