In the race for Georgia labor commissioner, five Democratic candidates are vying to challenge Republican incumbent Bárbara ...

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that in March Georgia’s labor force and employment rose to record highs of 5,455,254 and 5,262,263, respectively. The March unemployment rate was 3.5 ...

ATLANTA — Georgia’s latest jobs report showed the rate held steady at 3.6% unemployment. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the state added 6,900 jobs in March while the rate “held steady.” ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers filed legislation to authorize the labor department to create a “guest worker” program to bring qualified immigrants in to work in areas that ...

More people are working in Georgia than ever before, according to new state labor data, even as some industries continue to lose jobs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Augusta had a recorded unemployment rate of 4.2 percent in December 2024. According to the department, Augusta ended ...

ATLANTA, GA — Governor Kemp appoints Barbara Rivera Holmes to be the 11th Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor on Tuesday afternoon. “Marty and I are proud to make this historic ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes announced Monday a new plan aimed at modernizing the agency's operations and improving service delivery to workers and ...