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 ...

With the exception of just one region in Georgia, the whole state saw unemployment rates increase in October. The news comes from the Georgia Department of Labor, which said aside from the Three ...

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

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 remained steady at 3.5% in June 2025, below the national average of 4.1%. Georgia's labor market showed stability with no significant change in unemployment compared to ...

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 ...

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.

Georgia's November 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, significantly lower than the 4.6% national rate. October data was skipped due to a federal government shutdown. Health care and ...

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.6%, a half-percentage point below the national rate. A positive sign for the state’s economy was a gain of 7,200 jobs over the month and an ...

ATLANTA — For the third month in a row, the Georgia Department of Labor said the state unemployment rate was 3.6%. According to Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson, the state rate remains ...