New first-time jobless claims

Anderson and Greenville saw their county workforces shrink in the last seven days,  According to the state report for January 3-9, a total of 842 Greenville County residents applied for unemployment compensation; 713 in Anderson County.  Numbers for Oconee and Pickens were lower.  There were 173 first time claims from Oconee displaced workers and 324 from Pickens County.