Missouri Department of Labor Increases Staffing and Online Capacity Amid Historic Spike in Unemployment Claims
April 03, 2020
April 03, 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations issued the following news release:
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' (DOLIR's) Division of Employment Security (DES) reported a total of 104,230 initial claims for the week ending March 28, 2020, the most recent week for which claims information is available. That is an increase of nearly 147 percent over the previous week's initial claims of 42,207. More than 89,0 . . .
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' (DOLIR's) Division of Employment Security (DES) reported a total of 104,230 initial claims for the week ending March 28, 2020, the most recent week for which claims information is available. That is an increase of nearly 147 percent over the previous week's initial claims of 42,207. More than 89,0 . . .