Number receiving unemployment benefits highest since August: Labor Department

More than 1.9 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits in mid-October, the highest mark since early August, according to data from the Department of Labor. For the week ending Oct.

South Carolina, with a history of low jobless benefits, moves for another unemployment tax cut

While South Carolina’s unemployment insurance fund is the largest it’s ever been, the amount it pays is barely enough for the ...

Gov. McMaster announces significant cut in unemployment insurance tax rates

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced that next year’s unemployment insurance tax rates will decrease ...
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Controversial unemployment insurance bill gets its first hearing in the Legislature

A business lobbyist Thursday sought to salvage a new unemployment insurance bill that has sparked opposition from some ...