Unemployment Rate

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% last month, which is six-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate.

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

In brief: Athens area unemployment ticks up; Abrams visits Athens; Georgia GOP House members oppose science funding package; MTG suit moves to state's highest court; south Georgia county sues to force land sale for spaceport

The city of Athens recorded a rise in unemployment rates in the month of May, according to a statement made by Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler this Thursday. At the end of May Athens recorded a 2.5 percent unemployment rate, up four-tenths of a percent over the month.

New report identifies stressors for GA teachers; statewide unemployment rate remains low; state buys 1,100 tract of land near Macon.

In the latest data release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that looks at the job market in November 2021, Georgia ranked first for the number of…

Athens saw an all-time low employment rate last month. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Athens recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of…

The unemployment rate in Georgia has been in steady decline since October, and according to the Department of Labor, that means changes in benefits.On…