Parson announces Missouri to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In order to address workforce shortages across the state, Governor Mike Parson today directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) to notify the U.S. Department of Labor that Missouri will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs effective Saturday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m.