April 2010

Labor Quick Stats for February

The Department is responsible for administering state and federal laws regarding employer and employee rights and responsibilities. Throughout the past year, the Department has established a set of performance measures to rate our success and chart our progress. In light of current economic conditions, these measures assist the Department in gauging its success in meeting customer needs.

• Unemployment Rate: 9.4%

• Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri Businesses through the Department's On-Site Consultations: $310,708.00

• Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 3/16/10: $640,775,647.98

• Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed in February: 781

• Year of Oldest Open Workers' Compensation Case: 1954 (TB cases not included)

• Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - Jan. 2010): 570

• Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - Jan. 2010): 45,390

•  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through Department's Consultations: $87,840

Division of Employment Security

 Calls Answered                                 

2009 Year-end Total: 1,306,051

Average Time Calls in Queue

Money Recovered in Fraud Overpayment Investigations

Number of Misclassified Workers Identified

People Receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

Division of Workers’ Compensation

Calls Answered

Number of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities Reported to the Division

Number of Workers’ Compensation Claims Processed

Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved

Division of Labor Standards

Number of Complaints Received

(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)

Average Caseload per Investigator

Number of Investigations Closed

Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices

Amount of Restitution Assessed

Amount of Restitution Collected

Number of Serious Hazards Corrected On-site by the MO Safety and Health Consultation Program **Monthly totals are subject to change if more hazards are identified after the date this report was compiled.

Missouri Commission on Human Rights

Average Caseload per Investigator

Total Number of Cases Filed Overall

Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued

Total Number of Cases Settled

(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)

Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities

Web Site Hits

Internet Claims Web Hits

USTAR Web Hits - The Missouri Unemployment State Tax Automated

Reporting (USTAR) system provides employers with a secure and convenient

option for conducting unemployment insurance tax business over the Internet. 

Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits

Division of Labor Standards Web Hits