//Unemployment claims in South Carolina jump 1600%; Horry, Charleston, Greenville Counties hit hardest

Unemployment claims in South Carolina jump 1600%; Horry, Charleston, Greenville Counties hit hardest

Greenville, SC (FOX Carolina) – Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce released numbers for South Carolina’s unemployment claims.

According to the SCDEW, in the week ending March 21, 2020, in-state South Carolina initial claims were 31,054, an increase of 1600 percent from the previous week’s count of