The South Carolina Department of Workforce and Employment issued the following press release Thursday.
In the week ending March 28, 2020, the advance figures for South Carolina initial claims was 64,856, an increase of approximately 108.85% from the previous week’s count of 31,054 and a 3,149.3% increase from the week ending March 14, 2020. This means that there were 64,856 individuals who both live and work in the state of South Carolina who filed an initial claim during that week.
The top 10 counties in new initial claims in South Carolina for unemployment benefits:
1 - Horry 9672
2 - Charleston 7845
3 - Greenville 6556
4 - Richland 4684
5 - Lexington 3112
6 - Spartanburg 3104
7 - Berkeley 3057
8 - Beaufort 2709
9 - York 2328
10- Anderson 2220