The Kansas Department of Commerce unveiled a new website designed to connect job seekers with businesses looking to fill positions during the COVID-19 outbreak. The website, which can be visited here, allows employers from essential industries to offer COVID-related jobs to qualified workers. 

The website will operate at no cost to either employers or job seekers. Secretary of Commerce David Toland said demand and opportunity in several critical industries, such as food and grocery, shipping, and healthcare led to the creation of the site.

6.6 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims last week. In Kansas, Governor Laura Kelly issued an executive order doubling unemployment benefits to soften the blow caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.