Altogether, the total number of unemployed Missourians dropped from 103,605 in April to 96,446 in May, a difference of 7,159.
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The bills would require the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to waive the collection of non-fraudulent overpayments issued by the state throughout the pandemic.
"With 150,000 open jobs in Missouri, this policy cannot and should not wait."
Gov. Mike Parson moved to cut federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits, arguing the move would encourage more Missourians to get back into the workforce.
A bipartisan push to forgive unemployment overpayments during the COVID-19 pandemic is moving forward in the lower chamber.
Though Missouri’s employment rate increased substantially for the month of December according to the latest jobs report.
“Thousands of Missouri families lost their jobs during the health crisis through no fault of their own, and these programs have provided a lifeline to them.”
Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped more than 2 percent in September, according to the latest jobs report released Wednesday.
Missouri’s general revenue for August was up by 23 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the August general revenue report released by State Budget Director Dan Haug Thursday.
Missouri gained more than 52,000 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted numbers in the July jobs report.