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May 2010

Labor Quick Stats for March

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: 9.5%

 

  • Potential Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fines Avoided by Missouri Businesses through the Department's On-Site Consultations: $249,812.00

 

  • Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 3/16/10: $716,470,450.00

 

  • Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed in February: 783

 

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

 

  • Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - March 2010): 606

 

  • Number of Affected Employees in the Shared Work Program (Feb. 2009 - March 2010): 53,047
  •  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers through Department's Consultations: $87,840

  

 

Division of Employment Security

 

Calls Answered                                 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

116,009

140,919

2009 Year-end Total: 1,306,051

 

Average Time Calls in Queue

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Claims

4.4

6.6

Help

12.2

9.4

Priority

2.8

2.5

 

Number of Misclassified Workers Identified

Feb. 2010  

March 2010  

157

188

   

 

People Receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Regular UI

117,200

97,599

EUC (Emergency)

84,957

87,210

EB (Extended)

11

3

Total
      202,168       184,812

 

Division of Workers’ Compensation

 

Calls Answered

Jan. 2010

March 2010

2,132

2,042

 

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

Feb. 2010

March 2010

9,575

9,929

 

Number of Workers’ Compensation Claims Processed

Feb. 2010

March 2010

10,507

11,173

 

Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved

Feb. 2010

March 2010

1,290

1,472

 

 

Division of Labor Standards

Number of Complaints Received

(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)

Feb. 2010

March 2010

85

77

 

Average Caseload per Investigator

Feb. 2010

March 2010

76

69

 

Number of Investigations Closed

Feb. 2010

March 2010

59

60

 

Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Attorney General

3

0

Prosecutor

8

4

 

Amount of Restitution Assessed

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Prevailing Wage

$12,394.28

$45,885.89

Minimum Wage

$465.09

$5,562.03

 

Amount of Restitution Collected

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Prevailing Wage

$12,394.28

$45,885.89

Minimum Wage

$3,520.98

$5,562.03

 

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.

Feb. 2010

March 2010

158

130

 

   

Missouri Commission on Human Rights

Average Caseload per Investigator

Feb. 2010

March 2010

31

31

 

Total Number of Right-to-Sue Letters Issued

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Total

23

47

Within 180 Days

16

27

After 550 Days

1

1

 Total Number of Cases Settled

(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)

Feb. 2010

March 2010

11

33

 

Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Sessions

3

3

Participants

71

138

 

Web Site Hits

Internet Claims Web Hits

Feb. 2010

March 2010

546,275

472,977

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. 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

26,537

45,370

Division of Workers' Comp. Web Hits

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Second Injury Fund

364

673

Workers' Comp

1,338

3,604

Division of Labor Standards Web Hits

 

Feb. 2010

March 2010

Wage and Hour

294

188

Minimum Wage

1,228

2,775