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Employer Registration

At MDES, it is our mission to helping Mississippians Get Jobs. We are pleased that you, as an employer, are joining us in achieving our goals.

You have to register with MDES before we can assist you with the following:

• Posting your job openings in our database;
• Working with you to recruit new employees;
• Helping you find proper training and education for your job candidates or new hires; or
• Assisting you in meeting your reporting and payment of unemployment tax requirements.

There are two registrations based on your needs.

If you need services in both categories, please register for both.

Please click HERE to register for Employment Services to

• Post Job Openings
• Recruit New Employees
• Locate Training or Education for job Candidates and New Hires

For Reporting and Payment of Unemployment Taxes, please click HERE to Register a New Business.

If you already have an MDES account number but do not have online access to your account, you may register for your online account HERE.

Employers are required to register for E-mail Correspondence. Please click HERE for more information.

If you are a Payroll Tax Preparer, please click HERE to find out more information about the three (3) secure methods that MDES offers you to electronically file your client’s tax and wage reports.

Additional information is available concerning

Unemployment Taxes

Employer's Frequently Asked Questions

To contact MDES for Unemployment Tax assistance,
Call 601-493-9427
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

or Email: tax@mdes.ms.gov