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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired. The government's report Thursday…
JOPLIN, MO. - Papa Johns looks to fight the unemployment problem in America with a pledge to hire 10-thousand more employees. The restaurant chain hopes to meet the rising demand for their pizzas due to the coronavirus outbreak. Papa John's…
By Anneken Tappe and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) -- America's jobless crisis is far from over. Thursday's Department of Labor report hammered that point home: Another 1.4 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, marking the first increase in initial…
Joplin City Leaders review the results of a study to see the impact COVID-19 has had on the local community.
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…
