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 ...

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 ...

Federal workers collecting Georgia or Tennessee unemployment benefits could have to return some of the money if they are paid back wages after the federal shutdown ends, according to the respective ...

Two Georgia labor officials whose jobs involved protecting or advocating for farmworkers have links to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — 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.” ...

ATLANTA, GA — Governor Kemp appoints Barbara Rivera Holmes to be the 11th Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor on Tuesday afternoon. “Marty and I are proud to make this historic ...

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 ...

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 ...