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The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services began accepting applications on Monday for people living in Craighead, Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Woodruff Counties who lost their job as a result of severe storms that came through the region on December 10 and 11.
The conference touched on the many barriers to coverage for those who are uninsured and the investments needed to address those barriers.
Unemployment continues to drop in Arkansas with the state reporting Friday that the joblessness rate fell from 4% in September to 3.7% in October, the lowest since January 2020 and nearly a full point below the U.S. rate of 4.6%.
Teleworking helped keep Utah's economy afloat in pandemic, study says and last updated 2021-04-13 19:46:51-04 SALT LAKE CITY â A new analysis by Utah's Department of Workforce Services finds that teleworking has helped keep the state's economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We were all forced to have to do this," he said in an interview with FOX 13 on Tuesday. Using survey data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Knold said they've watched how a dramatic expansion of teleworking impacted Utah. "What we saw is instantly about 35% of the national workers had been shifted from ...
KTOY You may get a tax form for unemployment benefits this filing season - even if you didn't file for unemployment. Tax season is upon us. This year, unfortunately, many Arkansans have the added stress of dealing with fraudulent unemployment compensation claims when filing their taxes. Victims of unemployment fraud may have income wrongfully reported in their name that could add to their tax burden. Many consumers have been rightfully concerned about the safety of their personal and financial information due to this type of fraud. “Con artists who try to...