ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Monday that he won’t seek a fourth term overseeing the state’s unemployment and job search system. The Republican, in a memo to staff at the ...

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Tuesday that Georgia’s unemployment rate for November 2025 was 3.5 percent, up slightly from a revised 3.4 percent in September. November’s unemployment rate ...

Georgia Department of Labor's new strategic plan includes modernized technology, clear language and support for workers and business owners alike.

A federal agent has testified that Georgia labor officials were bribed by an alleged criminal organization accused of subjecting farmworkers to forced labor and degrading living conditions, including ...

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 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 — 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 ...

ATLANTA — Georgia’s 10th Commissioner of Labor, Bruce Thompson, has died after battling pancreatic cancer, the Department of Labor announced on Sunday. "It is with profound sadness that we announce ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a story we’ve been following since last year - unemployment in Georgia. We’re now more than a year into the pandemic, and WTOC is still getting calls and emails about ...

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer stands behind President Donald Trump after he signs executive orders in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Secretary of ...