Department of Labor spending $46 million to modernize unemployment insurance system

The Georgia Labor Department is embarking on a $46 million modernization effort to overhaul its unemployment insurance system ...

Georgia labor commissioner announces overhaul of department operations

The centerpiece of the modernization effort is a planned replacement of the state's unemployment insurance system, scheduled ...
Athens Banner-Herald

Unemployment claims in Georgia declined last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,241 ...

Georgia Dept. of Labor announces post-shutdown policies for furloughed federal workers

While federal workers impacted by the furlough will be getting retroactive pay for the record 43 days the government was ...
WSB-TV

Georgia unemployment rate remains unchanged for 11 months

ATLANTA — The Georgia statewide unemployment rate has stayed unchanged for close to a year. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, as of April, the 3.6% unemployment rate in the state has held ...
WSB Radio

Georgia’s unemployment rate holds steady for nearly a year

ATLANTA, GA — The state labor department says Georgia’s April unemployment rate is 3.6%. That’s six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. The accommodation and food services sector saw the ...

US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Nov. 15 fell by 8,000 from the previous week to ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia's unemployment rate holds steady at 3.5%, outperforming national average

Georgia's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5% in June 2025, below the national average of 4.1%. Georgia's labor market showed stability with no significant change in unemployment compared to ...