COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment agency is yanking benefits from thousands of people who are not searching for work through its online database.
A new policy by the Department of Employment and Workforce requires those receiving benefits to search for at least one job weekly through the agency's Web site, as a way to verify they are looking for work as required.
Not doing so leads to a loss of benefits for that week.
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Agency spokeswoman Adrienne Fairwell said the policy took effect Aug. 11. During the first week of implementation, more than 17,000 people lost their benefits. That's roughly one-third of those who would have otherwise received a check. The number losing benefits dropped to less than 9,000 last week.
The agency expects the numbers to continue to decline.
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