Data released by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) shows that Georgia’s unemployment rate declined to 13.3% in the fourth quarter ...

WARN notices are one of the clearest early indicators of workforce disruptions and can be useful to the affected employees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Valdosta Democrat Rep. Dexter Sharper allegedly made false statements to obtain thousands in unemployment assistance during the ...

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 4,470 ...

A change of plea hearing has been scheduled next month in Atlanta for state Rep. Dexter Sharper, who initially pleaded not guilty to charges.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment dropped across Georgia’s 12 regional commissions in December. “In December, more Georgians were working and unemployment dropped ...

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives was charged Friday with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to ...

Prosecutors say Sharper falsely claimed unemployment while earning income Authorities allege he improperly collected $13,825 in pandemic benefits Sharper is presumed innocent as the case moves through ...

Sharper Is the Latest Georgia Democrat Accused of Lying to Collect Pandemic Unemployment ATLANTA (AP) — A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits ...