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    South Carolina's Employment Situation - April 2013
    Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 EDT
    Unemployment rate drops to lowest in five years. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell significantly in April to 8.0 percent from March’s 8.4 percent estimate. This is the lowest rate since October 2008 and represents the largest month-to-month decrease since May 1987.

    DEW Announces Changes to Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits
    Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:00 EDT
    Starting this month, South Carolinians receiving federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) will see a reduction in benefits as a result of recent federal sequestration.

    Request for Public Comment on the 2013 South Carolina Agricultural Outreach Plan
    Thu, 09 May 2013 15:15:00 EDT
    Request for Public Comment on the 2013 South Carolina Agricultural Outreach Plan

    State Library Partners with DEW to Educate Library Staff
    Tue, 07 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT
    Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina State Library has recently partnered with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce to educate library staff members across the state about upcoming county level employment office changes.

    South Carolina's Employment Situation - March 2013
    Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EDT
    Unemployment rate down; Industry employment up 18,200. South Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 8.4 percent in March from February’s rate of 8.6 percent. The number of employed persons was 1,992,113, and the unemployed totaled 182,978, which is the lowest level since October of 2008.

    S.C. workforce partners unveil upgraded service delivery system for customers
    Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:00 EDT
    South Carolinians will soon have a new way to access reemployment and Unemployment Insurance (UI) services in their local areas through regional SC Works centers, around-the-clock self-service offerings and local access points.

    South Carolina's Employment Situation - February 2013
    Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EDT
    February unemployment rate down. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in South Carolina decreased to 8.6 percent in February from January’s rate of 8.7 percent. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in January to 7.7 percent in February.

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