For the second month in a row, the Georgia Department of Labor is reporting a slight increase in its unemployment rate. While Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said earlier in July that May’s ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Unemployment stayed low in Georgia in February, as the state's labor market was strong but stable. The jobless rate stayed at 3.1% for the seventh month in a row, although it was up slightly from 3% ...

More workers are looking for and finding jobs in Georgia as the state's unemployment rate stays low. Georgia's unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in April for the ninth month in a row, although that's ...

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 4,571 ...

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 ...

Opponents of a bill the Georgia House of Representatives passed on the next-to-last day of this year’s legislative session are warning it could threaten a fund the state uses to pay unemployment ...

Counties with the highest unemployment in Georgia. Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, though ...