ATLANTA — A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers filed legislation to authorize the labor department to create a “guest worker” program to bring qualified immigrants in to work in areas that ...

GEORGIA — Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has died, the department announced on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Georgia Labor Commissioner ...

ATLANTA, Ga. - The clock is ticking in Washington as lawmakers race to end a government shutdown that could leave thousands of Georgia workers without paychecks. White House Press Secretary Karoline ...

The Georgia Department of Labor recently reported the state's unemployment rate hit 3.5% in May, its lowest point in a year. But something else dropped, too: the size of the labor force. Georgia's ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor has reported the unemployment rate remains steady, and down from a year ago. The current unemployment rate in Georgia is 3.5 percent, down from 3.9 percent in ...

A modern labor system is no longer a convenience; it is a competitive advantage. Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes (center) — pictured listening as Gov. Brian Kemp (right) speaks at her ...

Georgia reached a record-breaking 5 million jobs in June. The state's unemployment rate remained at 3.5%, lower than the national average. Job growth occurred in ...

Two Georgia men have been sentenced for participating in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor (GaDOL) of tens of millions of dollars in benefits intended to help unemployed individuals ...

Georgia leaders are mourning the loss of Georgia's tenth Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson who reportedly died after a brief battle with cancer, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. Thompson passed away ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The clock is ticking in Washington as lawmakers race to end a government shutdown that could leave thousands of Georgia workers without paychecks. White House Press ...