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South Carolina unemployment claims remain highest in decade


New unemployment claims in South Carolina continue to be filed at levels that haven’t been seen in more than a decade. (Getty Images)
New unemployment claims in South Carolina continue to be filed at levels that haven’t been seen in more than a decade. (Getty Images)
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New unemployment claims in South Carolina continue to be filed at levels that haven’t been seen in more than a decade.

State officials say nearly 19,000 people filed an initial claim for unemployment during the week ending May 30.

That brings the number of claims made since the pandemic began 11 weeks ago to nearly 560,000.

The 19,000 claims were the least of any week during the pandemic, but before COVID-19 started spreading, only eight weeks since 2000 had seen more than 20,000 unemployment claims.

South Carolina has paid out $1.8 billion in jobless benefits since the pandemic began.

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