Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Pemiscot County is Drawing Near

Jefferson City, MO  - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced that individuals living or working in Pemiscot county have until May 9, 2006 to file for unemployment claims as a result of the disaster declared on April 6, 2006.  

The deadline for filing disaster unemployment assistance claims for Andrew, Butler, Dunklin, Pettis, St. Francois and Stoddard counties is May 18, 2006.  These counties are also the result of the disaster declared on April 6, 2006.

The disaster declared March 17, 2006, added Crawford County on April 5, 2006.  Unemployment claims filed for this county should be filed no later than May 16, 2006.

Disaster unemployment assistance is intended for individuals who are not eligible for benefits under a state’s regular unemployment insurance program.  Farmers or other self-employed individuals and individuals who are denied regular unemployment insurance benefits may now be eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.

Funds for this program are provided by the federal government and do not come from the state employer payroll taxes used to finance regular unemployment insurance benefits. 

Individuals who need information about how to file a claim should call (800) 788-4002.