ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment ...

The state added 5,000 jobs this month.

Georgia’s unemployment rate continues to hover below the national average. The state of Georgia ended 2025 with an ...

Georgia's unemployment rate hit 3.5% in November 2025, outperforming the national average despite a federal shutdown that delayed October data.

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 Rep. Karen Bennett was accused of unemployment fraud and charged with making false statements to collect $13,940 in ...

Georgia's unemployment rate decreased to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June. Despite the lower unemployment rate, the total number of jobs in the state decreased slightly. Job growth occurred in ...

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 ...

A former Georgia state Democratic lawmaker was hit with a federal indictment this week accusing her of lying to collect nearly $14,000 in pandemic-era unemployment benefits. Karen Bennett, who ...

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% ...

ATLANTA - Employment is down in Georgia, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Labor. The figures released by individual regional commissions showed a rise in August unemployment ...