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Labor Quick Stats for December
 The Department is responsible for administering state and federal laws regarding employer and employee rights and responsibilities. Throughout the past year, the Department worked toward achieving a set of established benchmarks designed to rate our success and chart our progress. Our dashboard measures are used to assist the Department in gauging its success in meeting customer needs.
- Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri Businesses: $218,672.00
- Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 12/23/09: $435,231,108.78
- Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed: 629
- Year of Oldest Open Case in Automated Integrated Computer System (AICS): 1954 (TB cases not included)
- Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program: 534 (Jan.-Dec. 2009)
- Number of Employees in the Shared Work Program: 44,190 (Jan.-Dec. 2009)
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers: $33,120
Division of Employment Security
Calls Answered
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
117,999 |
135,799 |
Year-end Total: 1,306,051
Average Time Calls in Queue
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Claims |
7.8 |
9.4 |
Help |
12.4 |
16.1 |
Priority |
2.9 |
4.4 |
Dollar Amounts Recovered in Fraud Overpayments
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
$742,741 |
$909,121 |
Includes audits and other investigations. |
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Number of Audits that have seen Misclassified Workers
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
123 |
231 |
Includes audits and other investigations. |
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People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Regular UI |
88,019 |
96,432 |
EUC (Emergency) |
56,172 |
72,488 |
EB (Extended) |
10,362 |
11,144 |
Total |
158,013 |
180,064 |
Total Benefits Paid (Year-end Totals)
$1,700,000,000
Number of Overpayments Established (Year-end Totals)
Dollar Amount (Overpayments) Recovered (Year-end Totals)
2008 |
2009 |
$13,743,228.88 |
$18,081.439.20 |
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Calls Answered
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
2,031 |
2,470 |
Number of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
8,773 |
8,901 |
Number of Workers’ Compensation Cases Processed
Nov. 2009 |
Nov. 2009 |
9,758 |
8,934 |
Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
1,498 |
1,517 |
Division of Labor Standards
Number of Complaints Received
(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
77 |
94 |
Average Caseload per Investigator
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
54 |
59 |
Number of Investigations Closed
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
109 |
58 |
Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Attorney General |
0 |
1 |
Prosecutor |
1 |
1 |
Amount of Restitution Assessed
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Minimum Wage |
$83,965.78 |
$22,872.29 |
Prevailing Wage |
$23,852.10 |
$84,708.42 |
Amount of Restitution Collected
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Minimum Wage |
$76,995.01 |
$84,708.42 |
Prevailing Wage |
$23,852.10 |
$84,424.86 |
Number of Serious Hazards Corrected On-site by the MO Safety and Health Consultation Program
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
102 |
115 |
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Average Caseload per Investigator
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
30 |
31 |
Total Number of Cases Filed Overall
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
139 |
148 |
Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Total |
51 |
53 |
Within 180 Days |
25 |
28 |
After 550 Days |
0 |
3 |
Total Number of Cases Settled
(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
24 |
20 |
Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Sessions |
5 |
8 |
Participants |
221 |
174 |
Web Site Hits
Internet Claims Web Hits
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
817,669 |
596,595 |
USTAR Claims Web Hits
Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
93,489 |
25,753 |
Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Second Injury Fund |
919 |
907 |
Workers' Comp |
611 |
322 |
Division of Labor Standards Web Hits
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Nov. 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Wage and Hour |
3,378 |
87 |
Minimum Wage |
1,021 |
1,207 |
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