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 ...

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 steady for ...

ATLANTA(AP) — A Georgia state House member is accused of lying about her employment to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Rep. Sharon Henderson, a Covington Democrat, has been ...

Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in May, according to new data from the state Department of Labor. The number of jobs in the state also reached nearly 5 million in the month. The Peach ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor said the state unemployment rate was still 3.6%, remaining unchanged from the rate in January. While GDOL had reported February’s 3.6% unemployment rate in ...

A former Georgia state Democratic lawmaker was hit with a federal indictment this week accusing her of lying to collect nearly $14,000 in pandemic-era unemployment benefits. Karen Bennett, who ...

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 ...