South Carolina Releases 2019 Unemployment Tax Rates

Effective Jan. 1, 2019, South Carolina’s unemployment tax rates range from 0.06 percent to 5.46 percent, the state Department of Employment and Workforce said on its website Oct. 26.

For 2019, total tax rates for experienced employers include base rates of zero to 4.209 percent, solvency surcharges of zero to 1.191 percent, and an administrative assessment of 0.06 percent.

The unemployment tax rate for new employers equals the rate for experienced employers assigned to Rate Class 12, which is to be 0.87 percent for 2019, down from 1.09 percent for 2018. The rate includes a base rate of 0.631 percent, ...