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Gov. Parson Announces End To State's Federal Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits

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Updated at 7:07 p.m. on 05/11/2021
 
 

 
On Tues. May 11, Governor Mike Parson notified the U.S. Department of Labor, that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs, effective June 12 at 11:59PM.
 
The announcement was made in a press release.

 

 

Gov. Parson explained that "although the benefits provided supplementary financial assistance during the height of COVID-19, they were intended to be temporary", and their continuation has since worsened the workforce issues being faced.

 

 

“It’s time that we end these programs that have incentivized people to stay out of the workforce. This is an important step toward returning to normalcy and strengthening our economy,” Parson said.

 

 

The termination announced today applies to the following programs:

 

- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance;

- Emergency Unemployment Relief for Government - Entities and Nonprofit Organizations;

- Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation;

- Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation;

- 100 Percent Reimbursement of Short-Time - Compensation Benefit Costs Paid Under State Law; and

 
 
- Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation. 
 

Under Missouri’s law, claimants are required to perform and report three work search activities per week. Qualified work search activities include filing an application (online or in-person) with an employer or through job posting sites or attending a job fair, job interview, reemployment service, or skills workshop.

 
 
 
Missouri Job Centers are available to assist unemployed workers with these requirements by providing customized job searches through jobs.mo.gov, job fairs, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) appointments, workshops, and other training programs.

 
 
 
Employers are encouraged to post job openings on MoJobs. For more information about services available through the Missouri Job Centers, visit jobs.mo.gov.
 
 
 
For questions regarding Missouri unemployment, the Division Employment Security's virtual assistant is available at labor.mo.gov and more information can be found at labor.mo.gov/coronavirus.

 
 
 
 
 

 

According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the March 2021 Unemployment Report showed over 45,000 individuals filed for benefits in the state.

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