Topic: Employment Security Commission

South Carolina unemployment rate remains relatively flat at 12.5 percent in FebruarySouth Carolina's jobless rate remained relatively flat in February, and an expert who tracks the numbers said Friday he sees the news as the beginning of a slow recovery for the ...
SC reports record-tying 12.6 percent jobless rate for Jan.; number climbs in all 46 counties South Carolina's unemployment rate tied its record high in January at 12.6 percent, and jobless numbers went up in all of the state's 46 counties, according to ...
South Carolina unemployment rate edges up to 12.3 percent for November, sets new recordSouth Carolina's unemployment rate has hit a new high at 12.3 percent, according to data released Friday by the state agency that calculates the rate.That's a new record for ...
Number of North Carolina jobless claims overwhelm Web site for benefits 2 days in a rowUnemployment is up so much in North Carolina that the state's Internet site for benefits crashed twice this week under a rush of claims.Once the system was ...

Thousands of Unemployment Checks May Be Late

The phone line people call into to claim their weekly checks was damaged by a fire this morning in Columbia. The fire, which broke out at around 6:00am, was quickly extinguished by the Columbia Fire Department. G restored power to the Employment ...

SC voters concerned about four big issues

If you want to know what the biggest election-year issue is in South Carolina, you only have to look at a local office of the state Employment Security Commission. Shelbey Bookert was in the Columbia Employment Security Commission office Monday faxing out ...