For Immediate Release Date: August 1, 2024 Jackson, MS – Jason Pope, Ph.D., M.B.A. was selected Deputy Executive Director of Workforce Programs and Services for the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES). He comes to MDES from the Mississippi …
For Immediate Release Date: April 23, 2024 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced the 2024 Central Mississippi Employment Expo for Tuesday, April 30, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Mississippi Trade Mart …
For Immediate Release Date: March 5, 2024 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced the 2024 Mississippi State Agency Job Fair for Thursday, March 28, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Mississippi Trade Mart …
For Immediate Release Date: October 4, 2023 Jackson, MS --- The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today that Mississippi was awarded an $8,300,667 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Department of …
For Immediate Release Date: August 23, 2023 Southaven, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced the 2023 Mid-South Area Job Fair for Tuesday, August 29, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Landers Center in Southaven, …
For Immediate Release Date: August 16, 2023 Jackson, MS --- The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available for the following two counties in Mississippi: Jackson and Jasper. …
For Immediate Release Date: April 10, 2023 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced the 2023 Central Mississippi Employment Expo for Wednesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Mississippi Trade …
For Immediate Release Date: March 27, 2023 Jackson, MS --- The Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced today that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available for the following four counties in Mississippi: Sharkey, Humphreys, …
For Immediate Release Date: October 29, 2021 Jackson, MS --- The Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced today that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available for the following eight counties in Mississippi: Amite, Hancock, …
For Immediate Release Date: April 29, 2021 Southaven, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security on behalf of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce announced that a Southaven Re-Entry Drive-Thru Job Fair in Southaven, MS is set for 10 a. …
For Immediate Release Date: March 23, 2021 Jackson, MS --- Today, the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) Executive Committee is announcing the selection of Ryan Miller as Mississippi’s first Executive Director of the Office of Workforce Development. …
For Immediate Release Date: February 1, 2021 Jackson, MS --- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport and Singing River Health System are the first hospitals in Mississippi to receive approval from the US Department of Labor (US-DOL) for apprenticeship training in …
For Immediate Release Date: January 11, 2021 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announces that Mississippi will participate in the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program. On December 27, 2020, …
For Immediate Release Date: January 8, 2021 Jackson, MS --- On December 27, 2020, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) was signed into law. Many unemployment provisions are now extended beyond their …
For Immediate Release Date: January 7, 2021 Jackson, MS --- Today, January 7, 2021, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available for six counties in Mississippi. …
For Immediate Release Date: January 4, 2021 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that the Unemployment “Extended Benefits” (EB) program ended the week of December 19, 2020. In May of 2020, MDES …
For Immediate Release Date: November 9, 2020 Jackson, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced a change in phone numbers for their Contact Center in an effort to streamline services for Mississippians requiring assistance …
For Immediate Release Date: September 4, 2020 Southaven, MS --- Today, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security on behalf of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce announced that a Mid-South Drive-Thru Job Fair in Southaven, MS is set for 9 a.m. to 5 …
For Immediate Release Date: August 25, 2020 Jackson, MS --- Today Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that Mississippi’s application for a Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) grant under …
For Immediate Release Date: August 20, 2020 Jackson, MS --- Today Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that Mississippi will apply for an additional $300 of benefits a week from the Lost Wages …
