Nearly 350,000 people have filed for unemployment benefits in SC in past 5 weeks

Unemployment claims continue to flow in to the Department of Employment and Workforce.

FLOW IN.TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINADEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ANDWORKFORCE, IN ALL OF 2019 ABOU120,000 PEOPLE FILED CLAIMS FORBENEFITS IN THE STATE.NOW IN JUST THE LAST FIVE WEEKSALMOST 350,000 PEOPLE HAVE FILEDUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.PAUL FAMOLARI WITH THE AGENCYSAYS THEY ARE WORKING AS HARD ASTHEY CAN TO ANSWER THE AMOUNT OFCLAIMS.