Several Missouri Job Centers are now open to the public after a few openings over the last week.
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The Missouri Department of Labor announced that Missouri will begin offering the extended benefits program for those who have exhausted previous unemployment benefits.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe downturn in the nation’s labor market in April 2020.
DOLIR has launched the third federal program under the CARES Act in just under a month of having received its first guidance from the federal government.
Missouri is now one of 10 states processing claims for those ineligible for regular unemployment benefits in the wake of COVID-19 through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program.
Individuals in these groups who have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus, and have not already filed a claim, are encouraged to file online at uinteract.labor.mo.gov.
Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer is calling on Missouri's Labor Department to increase staffing as more people file for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic.
Unemployment claims continued to hit unusually high numbers as businesses furlough and lay-off workers during the global COVID-19 crisis.
Unemployment claims continued to reach unusually high numbers last week as many businesses have closed in the wake of COVID-19.
Unemployment claims have skyrocketed in Missouri in the past couple of weeks as businesses continue to furlough and lay-off employees in the wake of COVID-19.