South Carolina Unemployment
What you need to know to claim unemployment benefits in South Carolina, read on the agency's own website. The agency is South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).
the most a week, for up to 20 weeks
work searches in SC Works Online Services (SCWOS) a week
TelClaim, the claimant self-service line (toll free)
How to file for unemployment in South Carolina
File your initial claim online through the MyBenefits portal. For help, call the toll-free number 1-866-831-1724 (Relay 711).
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
After you apply: claiming each week
Complete a weekly certification in the MyBenefits portal every week; claim weeks run Sunday to Saturday. A claim is on time if filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Saturday of the claim week; weeks not filed or filed late are not paid.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How much unemployment pays in South Carolina, and for how long
The most you can get is $350 a week and the least is $42. Benefits last up to 20 weeks.
The weekly amount is generally 50 percent of your average weekly wage in the high quarter of the base period (high quarter wages divided by 26), between $42 and the current maximum of $350. A benefit year has at most twenty (20) weeks of benefits.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
How many jobs you must apply for each week
South Carolina asks for 2 work searches in SC Works Online Services (SCWOS) a week.
Done and recorded in the SCWOS portal (jobs.scworks.org) each week you file a certification.
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026.
Our free job application tracker keeps the list: where you applied, when, and what came of it.
South Carolina unemployment phone number
Call 1-866-831-1724 (telClaim, the claimant self-service line (toll free)). Every line and what it is for.
Where this comes from
Everything on this page was read on the agency's own website, and each part links the page it came from and the day we read it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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