Employment and Training Administration March 20, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB program for South Carolina. The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the State's EB status: The 13-week insured unemployment rate (IUR) for South Carolina for the week ending February 21, 2009, rose above 5.0 percent and exceeded 120 percent of the corresponding average rate in the two prior years. Therefore, beginning the week of March 8, 2009, eligible unemployed workers will be able to collect up to an additional 13 weeks of UI benefits.