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Labor Quick Stats for September
 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: $384,060.00
- Amount of Title XII Loan Unemployment Insurance as of 10/15/09: $325,906,100.18
- Second Injury Fund (SIF) Claims Filed: 821
- Year of Oldest Open Case in Automated Integrated Computer System (AICS): 1954 (TB cases not included)
- Number of Employers in the Shared Work Program: 333 (Jan.-Sept. 2009)
- Number of Employees in the Shared Work Program: 22,756 (Jan.-Sept. 2009)
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Fines Avoided by Employers: $8,640
Division of Employment Security
Calls Answered
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
58,715 |
99,262 |
Average Time Calls in Queue
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Claims |
11.9 |
12.8 |
Help |
16.5 |
19.6 |
Priority |
0.9 |
4.6 |
Dollar Amounts Recovered in Fraud Overpayments
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
$447,044 |
$701,073 |
Number of Audits that have seen Misclassified Workers
2009 |
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May |
2 |
June |
8 |
July |
9 |
August |
12 |
September |
10 |
People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Regular UI |
51,863 |
90,497 |
EUC (Emergency) |
14,012 |
65,617 |
EB (Extended) |
0 |
13,693 |
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Calls Answered
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
1,797 |
2,283 |
Number of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, Fatalities
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
10,754 |
9,976 |
Number of Workers’ Compensation Cases Processed
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
11,924 |
11,067 |
Number of Claims for Compensation Resolved
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
1,489 |
1467 |
Division of Labor Standards
Number of Complaints Received
(Min. Wage, Prevailing Wage, Child Labor)
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
74 |
142 |
Average Caseload per Investigator
July 2009 |
Aug. 2009 |
Sept. 2009 |
51 |
75 |
78 |
Number of Investigations Closed
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
130 |
83 |
Number of Cases Referred to Attorney General/Prosecutor Offices
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Attorney General |
0 |
2 |
Prosecutor |
0 |
9 |
Amount of Restitution Assessed
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Minimum Wage |
$109,237.48 |
$8,858.97 |
Prevailing Wage |
$245,347.19 |
$40,800.27 |
Amount of Restitution Collected
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Minimum Wage |
$89,023.10 |
$7,413.69 |
Prevailing Wage |
$245,347.19 |
$11,271.13 |
Number of Serious Hazards Corrected On-site by the MO Safety and Health Consultation Program
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
126 |
79 |
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Average Caseload per Investigator
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
25 |
30 |
Total Number of Cases Filed Overall
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
179 |
171 |
Total Number of Right to Sue Letters Issued
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Total |
39 |
28 |
Within 180 Days |
20 |
12 |
After 550 Days |
4 |
2 |
Total Number of Cases Settled
(Includes Conciliations, Mediations, Early Resolutions)
Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
22 |
10 |
Total Number of Participants in Outreach/Education Activities
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Sept. 2008 |
Sept. 2009 |
Sessions |
2 |
7 |
Participants |
100 |
302 |
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