ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes as Georgia’s new labor commissioner. The announcement comes after Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson, who ...

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes as Georgia’s new labor commissioner, filling the vacancy left by former Commissioner Bruce Thompson, who passed away last fall after a ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced a new state labor commissioner on Tuesday, almost four months after the passing of previous labor commissioner Bruce Thompson. Bárbara Rivera Holmes, formerly the ...

Georgia’s latest jobs report showed the rate held steady at 3.6% unemployment. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the state added 6,900 jobs in March while the rate “held steady.” ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes announced Monday a new plan aimed at modernizing the agency's operations and improving service delivery to workers and ...

ATLANTA, GA — Governor Kemp appoints Barbara Rivera Holmes to be the 11th Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor on Tuesday afternoon. “Marty and I are proud to make this historic ...

ATLANTA — Now that the longest federal government shutdown in United States history has ended, employees of the U.S. government are able to go back to work. While federal workers impacted by the ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Nearly 7,000 new jobs were added in March, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The labor commissioner says with 6,900 new jobs added to the state, there are plenty of opportunities ...