by Clay Chandler Published: May 15,2011
Tags: LaRaye Brown, MDES
As of last Thursday afternoon, the only WIN Job Center that had closed because of flooding was the part-time office in Rolling Fork. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, which operates the state’s 55 Win Job Centers, closed the office May 9. MDES spokesperson LaRaye Brown said there was a possibility other offices, especially those in the [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: May 2,2011
Tags: Jimmy Giles, MDES, Mississippi Department of Employment Security, solvency, unemployment insurance
State trust for unemployment insurance raises taxable employee wage to $14,000 Mississippi employers who laid off workers in the first quarter have seen a doubling of the amount of wages for which they pay a state assessment for unemployment insurance. The taxable wage rose from $7,000 to $14,000 of each employee’s annual wages. The higher assessment base [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 11,2010
Tags: ARRA, Barbour, employment, jobs, Legislature, MDES, recession, state agency, state government, stimulus, unemployment, unemployment benefite
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) was in jeopardy after a bill reauthorizing the agency died under a deadline yesterday amid a fight to force Gov. Haley Barbour to accept $56 million in stimulus funding. House Labor Committee Chairman Rufus Straughter, D-Belzoni, didn’t bring the bill out for a vote in time to [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: September 14,2009
Tags: Favre, Les Range, MDES, Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Deputy executive director for Department of Employment Securities takes over at month’s end Tommye Dale Favre is retiring as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), ending a memorable six-year run. There have been sweeping changes at the MDES under Favre’s leadership. Fortunately, the agency’s new leader was there through all of those [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: August 31,2009
Tags: MDES, unemployment
State up to 10.5 percent, three are over 20 percent Mississippians looking for employment continue to far outnumber jobs available, according to the latest figures on unemployment released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The state’s unemployment rate rose to 10.5 percent in July, up from June’s 9.9 percent. However, the seasonable adjusted rate was 9.7 [...] [...]
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