GEORGIA — According to the Department of Labor, Georgia’s unemployment rate is down for the first time in 12 months. Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced on Wednesday that Georgia’s ...

Georgia’s latest jobs report showed the rate held steady at 3.6% unemployment. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the state added 6,900 jobs in March while the rate “held steady.” ...

GEORGIA — Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has died, the department announced on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Georgia Labor Commissioner ...

State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said today that workers in two additional Georgia counties may now be eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to compensate for income lost ...

Georgia reached a record-breaking 5 million jobs in June. The state's unemployment rate remained at 3.5%, lower than the national average. Job growth occurred in ...

The owner of a North Georgia factory has agreed to pay more than $154,000 in back wages to hundreds of employees to settle a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into allegations the company failed ...

Federal investigators announced today they are finding labor abuses in the overwhelming majority of agricultural worksites inspected in the Southeast. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor ...

Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced on Wednesday the suspension of the Employer-Filed (Partial) Claims System. According to recent labor market statistics, there has been a steady ...

Georgia leaders are mourning the loss of Georgia's tenth Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson who reportedly died after a brief battle with cancer, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. Thompson passed away ...