$5.7 million grant awarded to Mississippi Department of Employment Security

Administered through the DOL’s Employment and Training Administration, the grants will reimburse employers for training in ...
WJTV

Mississippi gets $5.7M for shipbuilding skills training

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) was awarded $5.7 million in Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund ...
WREG

Audit: More than $117M in improper unemployment payments made by MDES

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi State ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi incorrectly paid out $118 million in unemployment benefits during pandemic

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security incorrectly paid out nearly $118 million in unemployment claims during the early days of the pandemic, according to a report from the State Auditor’s ...
wdam

Multiple entities misspent millions in COVID funds, reveals new audit

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - According to a newly released audit, multiple entities misspent millions of federal dollars that included stimulus payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). Mississippi ...
WLOX

MDES announces ‘Pandemic Unemployment Assistance’ for Mississippians now available

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - On Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced assistance for Mississippians who are unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Reeves ...
WAPT

MDES addresses concerns over unemployment payments

NEWS GREAT. WE THANK YOU NOW, ALTHOUGH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL MISSISSIPPIANS HAVEN’T RECEIVED THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. WE’RE RELEASING ...