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Labor Quick Stats for June
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: 9.1%
- Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri Businesses through the Department's On-Site Consultations: $325,584.00
- Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 7/14/10: $722,116,933.16
- Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed in June: 784
- Year of Oldest Open Workers' Compensation Case: 1961 (TB cases not included)
- Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - June 2010): 714
- Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - June 2010): 60,996
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through Department's Consultations: $73,440.00
Division of Employment Security
Calls Answered
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
93,839 |
112,993 |
2009 Year-end Total: 1,306,051
Average Time Calls in Queue
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Claims |
12.0 |
13.7 |
Help |
14.3 |
14.2 |
Priority |
3.1 |
5.0 |
Number of Misclassified Workers Identified
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
91 |
542 |
People Receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
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Regular UI |
77,729 |
80,454 |
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EUC (Emergency) |
78,740 |
67,038 |
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EB (Extended) |
3,694 |
1,954 |
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Total |
160,163 |
149,446 |
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Division of Workers’ Compensation
Calls Answered
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
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1,842 |
2,222 |
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Number of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities Reported to the Division
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
9,735 |
9,992 |
Number of Workers’ Compensation Claims Processed
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
10,321 |
11,132 |
Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
1,260 |
1,276 |
Division of Labor Standards
Number of Complaints Received
(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
95 |
104 |
Average Caseload per Investigator
Number of Investigations Closed
May 2010 |
April 2010 |
58 |
78 |
Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Attorney General |
0 |
0 |
Prosecutor |
0 |
0 |
Amount of Restitution Assessed
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Prevailing Wage |
$18,387.89 |
$19,460.67 |
Minimum Wage |
$2,554.43 |
$24,868.33 |
Amount of Restitution Collected
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Prevailing Wage |
$18,387.89 |
$19,460.67 |
Minimum Wage |
$2,554.43 |
$24,868.33 |
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.
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
**142 |
**192 |
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Average Caseload per Investigator
Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Total |
56 |
29 |
Within 180 Days |
38 |
14 |
After 550 Days |
1 |
3 |
Total Number of Cases Settled
(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)
Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Sessions |
2 |
6 |
Participants |
67 |
1,182 |
Web Site Hits
Internet Claims Web Hits
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
463,136 |
514,459 |
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.
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
57,992 |
53,061 |
Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Second Injury Fund |
1,075 |
1,356 |
Workers' Comp |
3,450 |
3,730 |
Division of Labor Standards Web Hits
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May 2010 |
June 2010 |
Wage and Hour |
4,465 |
4,933 |
Minimum Wage |
10,463 |
9,936 |
Missouri Commission on Human Rights Web Hits
May 2010 |
June 2010 |
2,508 |
3,283 |
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