TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas state legislature passed the "My Reemployment Plan." It's aimed at getting out-of-work Kansans back in the workforce. People receiving benefits for three…
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports a drop in the state's jobless rate in May even as the numbers of initial unemployment claims and the moving average of initial claims rise.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the child care workforce is down 15 percent compared to where it was at before the pandemic. We spoke with two local child care centers who are struggling to fill open positions.
Some expect to see an uptick in job seekers once pandemic related unemployment benefits in Missouri end in June. The Missouri Job Center in Joplin is getting ready for a surge.
There's more than three thousand job openings in the Joplin Metro, but employers say they're having trouble filling positions. Some blame increased unemployment benefits.
Missouri Governor authorizes a $300 million transfer in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for the state's unemployment insurance trust fund.
The Kansas Department of Labor will get more call center representatives and extended hours as residents continue to have problems with the unemployment website.
Kansas may have paid $600 million worth of bogus claims for unemployment benefits last year, a legislative audit said Wednesday, more than double an estimate from the state Department of Labor.
Some southeast Kansas residents continue to battle problems with unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance in the state.
The Joplin job market is about to get a big influx of new available jobs.
The Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development is providing workforce training programs, including training for IT services, manufacturing skills, and a dislocated worker program among others.
This morning, Pam Regan stopped by to share details regarding today's virtual meeting being offered to employers, business owners, and those working in human resources. For more information about the Job Center and…
Press Release Jefferson City, MO – Due to Missouri’s economic recovery, the U.S. Department of Labor has notified the state that it has “triggered off” of the unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) program, making Missouri no longer eligible for the program.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. The Labor Department's report, released Thursday, suggests that companies…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months after the first case of COVID-19 was…
Press release Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has now been either below or equal to the national rate for 66 consecutive months. The national unemployment rate was 8.4 percent in August 2020. The estimated number of unemployed Missourians was 215,249…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a still-elevated 881,000 last week, evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs. The latest figures, released Thursday by the Labor Department,…
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announces her administration's plan to apply for the Lost Wages Assistance program (LWA). The FEMA program is available for those who are receiving at least $100 in unemployment benefits.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a…
Press release JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Department of Social Services received approval on a waiver request to extend Pandemic Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (P-SNAP) benefits for the month of September from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),…
Press Release Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR’s) Division of Employment Security (DES) announced today that it is working as expeditiously as possible to issue Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) benefit payments to unemployed…
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The company says 127 employees at it's Joplin facility are expected to lose their jobs between October 6 of this year and January 29.
We first introduced you to Asenath Hanshaw in April of this year, after she had been furloughed from her job in the salon at Ulta Beauty in Joplin. We followed up with her today to see if anything has changed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the viral pandemic intensified five months ago, yet still remains at a high level. The pandemic keeps…
