Georgia Unemployment

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The number of employed residents in Athens increased by over 1,000 in one month.

Employment is down in Athens and across Georgia, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Labor.

Unemployment in Athens-Clarke County is up slightly this month, but other employment indicators remain strong.The Georgia Department of Labor says the…

Georgia employers continued to add to payrolls at a fast clip in July as the state’s unemployment rate fell below 4% for the first time since the pandemic…

Georgia’s job market flashed mixed signals in December, with employers adding more people to payrolls and the unemployment rate ticking down even as the…

The Georgia Department of Labor says the state’s unemployment rate dropped drastically in October. According to the most recent numbers from the…

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA benefits, could run out for more than 25,000 unemployed Georgians in the next two weeks. That’s according to a…

New unemployment figures show Georgia’s recovery from the economic shock of the pandemic is slowing. August saw the fewest number of new jobs added since…

The latest numbers from the department show it has paid out more than $3 billion in regular state unemployment benefits during the last 24 weeks. That’s…