Governor Laura Kelly announced a new customer service hotline and email for Kansans who have been affected by the recent duplicate payments. Kansans can reach out to the Department of Labor for assistance at the following resources:

Duplicate payment hotline: (785) 580-2602

Duplicate payment email: KDOL.DuplicateConcerns@ks.gov

Read more here.

The Kansas Department of Labor is notifying claimants of routine processing delays of unemployment insurance benefits due to the Kansas fiscal year ending and the Independence Day holiday. Unemployment claims processed on June 29^th  will pay out on July 2^nd. Unemployment claims processed on June 30^th  will pay out on July 6^th due to the observance of the Independence Day holiday. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This release includes nonfarm jobs and labor force estimates for May 2020. Data collected for this report references the week including May 12th. All counties remained in Phase One of the Ad Astra Plan to Reopen Kansas from May 4 – 17, 2020. Additional resources for affected workers and employers may be found at the Kansas Department of Labor’s website: www.dol.ks.gov and www.GetKansasBenefits.gov.

Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 10.0 percent in May. This was a decrease from 11.9 percent in April and an increase from 3.1 percent in May 2019. Read more here.

Sunday, June 9, 2020, the Department of Labor notified the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) that the state triggered extended benefits (EB). This program provides federal reimbursement to the state for up to an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. The extension takes effect on June 7, 2020. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) previously extended unemployment benefits for 13 weeks starting March 29, 2020. Read more here.