Narrative: c.

Through a collaborative partnership between the Division of Employment Security (DES) and the Office of Workforce Development (OWD), the state has developed a multifaceted approach to assisting UI claimants and other unemployed individuals return to work as quickly as possible. This includes improvement to data collection and sharing for enhanced responsiveness and self-service and the availability of tailored in-person or remote services at Missouri Job Centers.

Upon the initial filing of a UI claim the UI claimants are dually registered with the DES and OWD applications (websites). Additionally, claimants are provided real time information on existing job opportunities that match their skill set, work history and geographic preference when they file their initial claim and each week that they make a weekly request for payment. 

Beyond this, the non-merit state staff administers a program that provides tailored in-person or remote service delivery assistance for select claimants to aid in their return to work.  The Reemployment Services & Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program in Missouri, is a federally funded program that affords select claimants enhanced reemployment services and eligibility reviews. Priority for these services is first targeted toward transitioning former military and then recipients are selected in order of greatest need.

The primary goal of the RESEA program is for claimants to receive enhanced services that allow them to be better job candidates and return to employment in a shorter time frame. A secondary goal, is to instill accountability for meeting UI eligibility requirements in an effort to protect the integrity of the UI program.