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The world of Public Employment Services is changing rapidly. Technological developments are creating new possibilities to collect and analyze data that have the potential to enable Public Employment Services to better serve their clients and improve performance. The objective of this panel...

A new mobile application will improve customer service to S.C. unemployment claimants and enhance fraud detection and prevention, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announced today.The first of its kind offered by a state employment agency in the nation, DEW’s free iClai...

Strategies and promising practices for retaining staff in times of reduced budgets. Join the conversation with two experts from the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), a bipartisan, nonprofit organization representing state and local health and human service agencies, and r...

Rural workforce development is a critical area of focus in many states, even in states with smaller rural communities. Join this workshop to gain an understanding of both the challenges and opportunities! Learn what distinguishes the economic and labor market issues in rural regions; what ...

Planning for unknown economic cycles is a significant challenge, particularly in times of reduced budgets. Hear from three states on what they have done to monitor and plan for changes in the economy. Topics include what economic data to watch, how to monitor data, preparing for changes in...

Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Dorothy Weaver Email Address: dweaver@dew.sc.gov Agency Name: S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Back to Work Program The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) specifically identifies individuals wi...

According to the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), newly-released figures show that 2013 was a banner year as far as total employment. More South Carolinians were employed by the end of the year than ever before in the state’s history. South Carolina’s employment level excee...

For the third consecutive year South Carolina businesses will only pay the minimum 0 .6 percent per employee for federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) because the Palmetto State once again successfully obtained the maximum 5.4 percent credit for 2013 FUTA. “Thanks to the great work from our st...

This report analyzes several types of recent changes to state Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs. Three categories of UC state law issues are considered: (1) changes in the duration of state UC unemployment benefits; (2) changes in the UC weekly benefit amount; and (3) the enactment i...

The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) today announced it made a voluntary payment of $75 million to the federal government for the agency’s unemployment trust fund loan. This marks the second voluntary payment the state has made in 2013 bringing the total to $219 million this...