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Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The state's unemployment agency says about 29,000 South Carolinians will stop receiving jobless benefits at year's end as federally funded extensions expire.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  South Carolina's unemployment agency may pay $150 million less in benefits this year by clamping down on who qualifies.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Activists in South Carolina are hoping to draw attention to the issue of unemployment insurance. The groups say more than 30,000 people in South Carolina will lose unemployment benefits at the end of this year without an extension from Congress.

Friday, November 04, 2011  Governor Nikki Haley is heading to Graniteville to promote South Carolina's new unemployment insurance law. Haley will hold a ceremonial bill signing at the Bridgestone Americas Inc. plant.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  South Carolina senators will resume debate on a $5.9 billion general budget buoyed by signs of good economic news.  State revenues are running ahead of projections for the fiscal year that ends June 30.

Monday, December 06, 2010  Story updated with outcome of tax cut negotiations

Thursday, August 26, 2010  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  Governor Mark Sanford signed a bill Thursday that will address the nearly billion dollar defecit in the state's unemployment insurance fund.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  South Carolina employers are in line to get breaks on their unemployment insurance premiums, but workers will have to earn more to qualify for them.