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South Carolina saw its unemployment rate tick up in October even as the economy remains strong.

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The monthly survey of businesses in South Carolina marked an estimated increase of 6,200 non-farm payroll jobs over the month, according to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by four jobless South Carolinians against Gov. Henry McMaster over his decision earlier this summer to exit the federal unemployment programs providing extra money to residents. State Judge Lawton McIntosh wrote in a Friday order that it was up to state officials to leave the coronavirus pandemic assistance programs that provide additional federal funds to the jobless.

Four jobless South Carolinians have sued Gov. Henry McMaster over his decision to exit the federal unemployment programs providing extra money to jobless residents earlier this summer. The residents said in lawsuit filed in state court Wednesday that they are still struggling to make ends meet and have been unable to find work despite extensive job searches.

South Carolina officials say first-time claims for unemployment benefits are continuing the drop. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reported a total of fewer than 1,500 first-time claims for the week ending Saturday. That compares to 1,479 initial claims for unemployment benefits that came in the previous week.

South Carolina's jobless rate continued to improve last month. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday the state's rate had slipped another tenth of a percent, to 4.5%. Nationally, unemployed increased slightly, to 5.9%. Though not directly related, the employment uptick comes in conjunction with South Carolina's decision to opt out of federal unemployment programs that had been providing extra money to jobless residents.

South Carolina will leave the federal unemployment programs providing extra money to jobless residents in light of “unprecedented” workforce shortages across the state, Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Thursday.

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