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June 2010

Labor Quick Stats for April

Bar Chart Glassy Clip ArtThe 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: $495,472.00

 

  • Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 3/12/10: $722,116,933.16

 

  • Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed in April: 678

 

  • Year of Oldest Open Workers' Compensation Case: 1961 (TB cases not included)

 

  • Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - April 2010): 637

 

  • Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - April 2010): 57,242
  •  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through Department's Consultations: $46,800.00

  

 

Division of Employment Security

 

Calls Answered                                 

March 2010

April 2010

140,919

130,029

2009 Year-end Total: 1,306,051

 

Average Time Calls in Queue

 

March 2010

April 2010

Claims

6.6

5.6

Help

9.4

10.0

Priority

2.5

2.2

 

Number of Misclassified Workers Identified

March 2010  

April 2010  

188

108

 

People Receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

 

March 2010

April 2010

Regular UI

97,599

80,955

EUC (Emergency)

87,210

81,496

EB (Extended)

3

385

Total
      184,812       162,836

 

Division of Workers’ Compensation

 

Calls Answered

March 2010

April 2010

2,042

2,151

 

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

Feb. 2010

April 2010

9,575

9,296

 

Number of Workers’ Compensation Claims Processed

March 2010

April 2010

11,173

10,262

 

Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved

March 2010

April 2010

1,472

1,369

 

 

Division of Labor Standards

Number of Complaints Received

(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)

March 2010

April 2010

77

93

 

Average Caseload per Investigator

March 2010

April 2010

69

84

 

Number of Investigations Closed

March 2010

April 2010

60

125

 

Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices

 

March 2010

April 2010

Attorney General

0

0

Prosecutor

4

3

 

Amount of Restitution Assessed

 

March 2010

April 2010

Prevailing Wage

$45,885.89

$144,315.62

Minimum Wage

$5,562.03

$16,807.98

 

Amount of Restitution Collected

 

March 2010

April 2010

Prevailing Wage

$45,885.89

$78,527.57

Minimum Wage

$5,562.03

$16,807.98

 

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.

March 2010

April 2010

**130

**251

 

   

Missouri Commission on Human Rights

Average Caseload per Investigator

March 2010

April 2010

31

32

 

Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued

 

March 2010

April 2010

Total

47

35

Within 180 Days

27

21

After 550 Days

1

0

 Total Number of Cases Settled

(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)

March 2010

April 2010

33

16

 

Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities

 

March 2010

April 2010

Sessions

3

5

Participants

138

383

 

Web Site Hits

Internet Claims Web Hits

March 2010

April 2010

472,977

445,229

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. 

March 2010

April 2010

45,370

105,454

Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits

 

March 2010

April 2010

Second Injury Fund

673

470

Workers' Comp

3,604

10,061

Division of Labor Standards Web Hits

 

March 2010

April 2010

Wage and Hour

2,775

4,496

Minimum Wage

188

8,938