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Labor Quick Stats for January
 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.
- Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri Businesses through the Department's On-Site Consultations: $215,904.00
- Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 2/26/10: $606,837,972.10
- Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed: 673
- Year of Oldest Open Workers' Compensation Case: 1954 (TB cases not included)
- Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program: 570
- Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program: 45,390
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through Department's Consultations: $51,120
Division of Employment Security
Calls Answered
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
135,799 |
118,769 |
2009 Year-end Total: 1,306,051
Average Time Calls in Queue
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Claims |
9.4 |
8.3 |
Help |
16.1 |
14.8 |
Priority |
4.4 |
5.6 |
Money Recovered in Fraud Overpayment Investigations
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
$909,121 |
$884,877 |
Includes audits and other investigations. |
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Number of Misclassified Workers Identified
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
229 |
107 |
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People Receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Regular UI |
96,432 |
110,448 |
EUC (Emergency) |
72,488 |
83,777 |
EB (Extended) |
11,144 |
55 |
Total |
180,064 |
194,280 |
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Calls Answered
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
2,470 |
2,132 |
Number of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities Reported to the Division
Nov. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
8,773 |
9,002 |
Number of Workers’ Compensation Claims Processed
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
8,934 |
9,741 |
Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
1,517 |
1,231 |
Division of Labor Standards
Number of Complaints Received
(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
94 |
99 |
Average Caseload per Investigator
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
59 |
68 |
Number of Investigations Closed
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
58 |
76 |
Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Attorney General |
1 |
0 |
Prosecutor |
1 |
1 |
Amount of Restitution Assessed
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Minimum Wage |
$22,872.29 |
$32,594.98 |
Prevailing Wage |
$84,708.42 |
$7,714.31 |
Amount of Restitution Collected
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Minimum Wage |
$8,424.86 |
$32,594.98 |
Prevailing Wage |
$84,708.42 |
$10,860.46 |
Number of Serious Hazards Corrected On-site by the MO Safety and Health Consultation Program
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
115 |
121 |
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Average Caseload per Investigator
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
31 |
32 |
Total Number of Cases Filed Overall
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
148 |
161 |
Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Total |
53 |
33 |
Within 180 Days |
28 |
23 |
After 550 Days |
3 |
0 |
Total Number of Cases Settled
(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
20 |
24 |
Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Sessions |
8 |
2 |
Participants |
174 |
62 |
Web Site Hits
Internet Claims Web Hits
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
596,595 |
689,466 |
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.
Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
25,753 |
93,259 |
Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Second Injury Fund |
907 |
837 |
Workers' Comp |
322 |
283 |
Division of Labor Standards Web Hits
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Dec. 2009 |
Jan. 2010 |
Wage and Hour |
87 |
385 |
Minimum Wage |
1,207 |
1,228 |
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