Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect additional comments from the state and plaintiff’s attorneys. A preliminary agreement became public Thursday afternoon between the Georgia ...

The Georgia Commissioner of Labor implements the state's labor regulations and operates the state's unemployment insurance ...

Class-action lawsuit relates to pandemic delays in processing unemployment claims. The state Department of Labor has asked to cancel a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against the agency ...

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 ...

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that in February Georgia’s labor force and employment rose to all-time highs of 5.45 million and 5.25 million, respectively. The February ...

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's unemployment rate for January 2026 was 3.5%, holding steady from a revised 3.5% in December. January’s unemployment rate was 0.8 ...

GEORGIA — Over the past 12 months, the Georgia Department of Labor says Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “Despite a slight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has died, the department announced on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor said in a release Monday it had uncovered $105 million in unremitted funds. A release said the money was discovered through an internal audit that had ...