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DEW director says agency has paid off UI debt and rebuilt reserves
Summary
Cheryl Stanton told the Labor, Commerce and Industry joint committee that during her four-year tenure the Department of Employment and Workforce paid off federal UI debt, built a roughly $590 million trust fund reserve as of April 30, and shifted agency focus toward workforce placement and service improvements.
Cheryl Stanton, director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, opened the committee's performance review by listing agency accomplishments and thanking staff and partners. "As of April 30 we have a reserve as of over $590,000,000 in the trust fund balance," she said, and added that the agency has improved benefit timeliness, overpayment recovery, and federal performance compliance.
Stanton framed the work as a team achievement and explained organizational changes she led: splitting workforce into operations and initiatives, creating career-path frameworks for staff, and recruiting private-sector talent for short-term assignments. She told lawmakers the agency now meets most federal workforce measures and has shifted emphasis to regionally organized, sector-focused planning with K–12, technical colleges and higher education to better align training with employer demand.
