A third Georgia state lawmaker was charged Friday with unemployment fraud in a pandemic-era safety net program. Rep. Dexter ...

Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper has been indicted on federal charges alleging he illegally collected more than ...

The state added 5,000 jobs this month.

Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper is charged with fraud, accused of illegally claiming $13,825 in unemployment ...

ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal ...

A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Georgia's unemployment rate hit a new record low for the third month in a row, falling to 2.8% in July. The jobless rate dipped from 2.9% in June. A year ago, 3.9% of Georgia workers were unemployed.

Georgia’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4% last month, down from 3.5% in June, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Georgia joblessness was eight-tenths of a point lower than the ...

Georgia's unemployment rate decreased to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June. Despite the lower unemployment rate, the total number of jobs in the state decreased slightly. Job growth occurred in ...

The nationwide unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in February from 3.4% in January. That’s down from 3.8% a year ago. About 4,800 Georgia workers filed for new unemployment benefits in the week that ended ...

The latest unemployment numbers from the Georgia Department of Labor are in and they’re showing no real changes compared to December. The January unemployment rate in Georgia was 3.6%, the same as the ...

ATLANTA - Employment is down in Georgia, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Labor. The figures released by individual regional commissions showed a rise in August unemployment ...