MISSOURI - Missouri's unemployment rate lowers to 10.1 percent. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, April of 2020 saw the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate changed from 9.7 percent to 10.2 percent. This change comes after some revisions were…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is reinstating requirements for unemployment and food stamps that had been waived because of the coronavirus pandemic. Workers will need to comply with job search requirements to continue getting unemployment after July 4. The state…
According to the website WalletHub, Oklahoma was affected the most in last week's unemployment numbers.
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with…
LONDON (AP) — Oil and gas company BP announced Monday that it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic slams the energy industry. Chief Executive Bernard Looney said that the cuts will affect office-based roles…
By Linda Wagar KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As unemployed Missourians struggle to pay their bills, there’s one bank making money from the crisis. Central Bank, based in Jefferson City, has the state contract for the prepaid debit card about 30,000…
Residents are pushing for extra measures in Missouri to minimize risk to workers as the state reopens. We spoke with an attorney to see what workers should do if they end up getting the coronavirus from work.
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business (CNN) -- Boeing said it will slash staff and production after posting a massive first-quarter loss. Demand for air travel has evaporated during the coronavirus outbreak, and the aerospace company continues to reel from the…
The State of Missouri is now ready to accept unemployment filings from self-employed people across the state.
The Kansas Department of Labor has changed when residents should apply for unemployment benefits. Something a Parsons, Kansas resident hopes makes a difference.
The government has run out of the $349 billion it had setup for small businesses for the paycheck protection program. We spoke with the chamber and a local business to see what that means for local business owners and what other options may be available.
Unemployment claims have been on the rise due to the closures of businesses amid stay at home orders. We spoke with some furloughed workers on what they're facing.
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- Jobless Americans in 29 states are now receiving much bigger weekly unemployment checks, compliments of the federal government. Many states have now updated their computer systems to send out the additional $600 payment, which is…
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business (CNN) -- The US labor market was in its best shape in nearly 50 years. Then the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country, taking millions of American jobs with it. It will take the labor…
With places like Leggett and Platt cutting workers and other companies completely shutting down, unemployment benefits might seem like the only option. But, for some people there are jobs available.
Leggett and Platt has temporarily laid off 422 employees. The company hopes the layoffs will continue for less than six months.
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just…
By Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) -- Before the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Knox would walk into her bar and soak in the sounds of people chatting while sipping on their drinks and listening to local musicians strum along on their guitars. Now,…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House kicked off debate Friday on a $2.2 trillion package to ease the coronavirus pandemic's devastating toll on the U.S. economy and health care system, even as a…
By CNN staffCNN) -- Congressional lawmakers put the finishing touches on a $2 trillion stimulus bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, with cash and assistance for regular Americans, Main Street businesses and hard-hit airlines and manufacturers, among others. The…
Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma have made changes to their unemployment eligibility requirements as residents deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.
Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said Thursday that the state is better prepared to respond to layoffs stemming from the grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max than it was during the Great Recession, when it had to borrow money to prop up its unemployment insurance trust fund.
On Friday, at the end of a week that has brought several worrisome signs about the American and global economies, the US government will release its always closely watched report on jobs.
In the week after Amazon announced plans to fill 30,000 jobs in the US, the company was deluged with more than 208,000 online applications. That's more than 18 job applications uploaded per minute.
