If you are eligible for unemployment benefits, This information will help you better understand how your weekly unemployment compensation is calculated. You could still be eligible for unemployment benefits if you have experienced a reduction in work hours. You must at the same time as the part-time work continue to look for full-time work and be able to accept it. To be eligible you need to declare your gross wages. Of course the benefits will be reduced. The amount of reduction is calculated by subtracting $20 or 20% of your weekly benefit amount- whichever is the most-and the amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar. Taxes are deducted from this amount if applicable. If you refuse employment you may be denied benefits and if you have not worked since the last time that you claimed you will not qualify to receive the UI (Unemployment Insurance) benefits. Normal claims when not working part-time are calculated as your WBA, Weekly Benefit Amount which is 4% of the average of the two quarters during which you earned the highest income. The maximum payment in Missouri is $320 weekly.

If you have lost your job you should act immediately to do two things: claim benefits and find a new job. In Missouri you have a 24 hours a day internet filing system except from 11:30pm Saturday to 12:31am Sunday. The internet can also be used to file the weekly certification claim.