July 25 a date of import to unemployment recipients

Saturday, July 25 will be an important date in the continuing impact that COVID-19 is having on South Carolina’s economy.  Dan Ellzey, director of the Department of Employment and Workforce, says, “We are now approaching a big financial shift nationwide as the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program is set to expire….”  The 25th is to be the last day that the weekly $600 federal benefit can be disbursed in the state.  Employers in need of help are likely to be watching what happens, as the lack of the $600 addition to state benefits could drive many on the jobless rolls to try to return to work.  For the claim week ended July 4, first-time claimants from Oconee County numbered 208.