The Rapid Response Program provides businesses and workers experiencing job losses with information and assistance to help alleviate the economic and unemployment distress resulting from these employment actions.
Workers are encouraged to visit a Missouri Career Center nearest them for help finding employment or starting a new career. The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), through the Division of Workforce Development DWD), administers the State of Missouri’s Rapid Response and Dislocated Worker programs from federal funds authorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). There is no charge for these program services, either to the companies or workers who use them.
Learn more about these programs by reading or downloading the Rapid Response Program and Dislocated Worker Program documents, or contact your State Rapid Response Coordinator.