“As the number of initial claims continues to decrease week over week, we hope to see more opportunities for South Carolina to return to stable employment and financial stability. This brings the initial claims total to 559,531 received since mid-March. Initial Claims: For claim week ending May 30, 2020, the number of South Carolinians who filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits is 18,986, a decrease of 5,964 initial claims from the week prior. If you need assistance we encourage you to call on an off peak day. We notice a decrease in incoming calls starting Wednesday and Saturdays are our lowest call volume days. Please note that Monday and Tuesday are our highest call volume days. Our call center is maintaining extended hours this week. Our employees are dedicated to this mission,” Ellzey concluded.įrom Mato June 9, 2020, the agency has paid more than $2.1 billion in a combination of South Carolina UI benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (for the self-employed and others), the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation ($600 per week) program and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (extension of benefits for 13 weeks) program. Our agency will continue to support those who have lost their job while helping connect individuals with workforce opportunities in their area.

Temporary staffing agencies experienced large layoffs, in part due to their connection to manufacturing and healthcare – sectors that are both still experiencing layoffs.Manufacturers, which are represented in four of the industry sectors above, are still dealing with supply chain constraints and potential reduced demand overall a trickle-down effect experienced by this industry as opposed to the immediate shut down of leisure and hospitality businesses at the onset of COVID-19.The specifics of this 3-year trend are unclear, but worth mentioning. This is the third year we have noticed an uptick in initial claims being filed the week after Memorial Day.A few other examples of why we may be experiencing higher initial claims numbers could be contributed to the following reasons: While the restaurant and tourism industry continues to come back to life, it is still experiencing high unemployment numbers. “The above tables indicate the top 10 industries with the highest number of initial claims being filed for both claim weeks. “Although we were hoping for the eighth week in reported decreases in South Carolina, that is not the case for the claim week of week of May 31 – June 6, 2020,” said Dan Ellzey, Executive Director, S.C. This brings the initial claims total to 582,265 received since mid-March. Initial Claims: For claim week ending June 6, 2020, the number of South Carolinians who filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits is 22,734, an increase of 3,748 initial claims from the week prior. South Carolina Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Data

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