CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reported the number of first-time unemployment claims dropped below 3,000 for only the second time in a year.
In the week ending Saturday, the state received 2,752 first-time unemployment claims.
The lowest total recorded, for the week ending Nov. 28, was 2,683.
Charleston County had the sixth-highest total at 148, and Berkeley County had the seventh-highest at 108.
Over the last week, the state paid out $73.4 million in a combination of state and federal unemployment benefits.
Since the pandemic began last March, the state has paid out a total of $5.6 billion in benefits.
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