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Feb. 19, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. |  By: Pinney

Missouri house passes bill reducing unemployment benefit payment period

The Missouri House has passed a bill to reduce the duration of state jobless benefits to one of the shortest periods nationally. House members voted last Thursday to send the bill to the Senate, 96-53.

Representative Allen Andrews, a Republican from Grant City, says the bill helps Missouri businesses in hard economic times. He says the bill will help balance the state's unemployment trust fund.

Payout of benefits under the bill will be tied to the average unemployment rate and would increase during times of high unemployment. If the unemployment rate reaches 9 percent or above, benefits would be available for 20 weeks.