The Georgia Labor Department is embarking on a $46 million modernization effort to overhaul its unemployment insurance system, with plans to launch a new cloud-based platform by Fall 2026.

The centerpiece of the modernization effort is a planned replacement of the state's unemployment insurance system, scheduled for fall 2026.

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 ...

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 ...

The critical shortage of construction workers is impacting projects across Georgia, raising concerns about the state’s economic growth. According to Brian Turmail with the Associated General ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the head of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, as the state's next labor commissioner. Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, ...

Georgia’s public employment program for socially vulnerable citizens is set to end as the government winds down the initiative after ...

The New Georgia Project, founded by Stacey Abrams, played a key role in turning Georgia blue during the 2020 presidential election. The organization is currently facing a federal labor complaint for ...

GEORGIA, USA — Fifteen people were killed in crashes over the Labor Day holiday weekend across Georgia, according to the Department of Public Safety. The Labor Day holiday travel period began Friday, ...

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 (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the head of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, as the state’s next labor commissioner. Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce ...