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 ...

One former worker was told to repay $28,000 in unemployment benefits, WXIA reported. "That's half my year's salary," she said.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,241 ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia statewide unemployment rate has stayed unchanged for close to a year. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, as of April, the 3.6% unemployment rate in the state has held ...

Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in May, according to new data from the state Department of Labor. The number of jobs in the state also reached nearly 5 million in the month. The Peach ...

ATLANTA, GA — The state labor department says Georgia’s April unemployment rate is 3.6%. That’s six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. The accommodation and food services sector saw the ...

ATLANTA AP - The state says Georgia's unemployment rate for May has hit the highest level in history - 9.7 percent.Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said the rate released on Thursday is a "stark ...

Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.6%, a half-percentage point below the national rate. A positive sign for the state’s economy was a gain of 7,200 jobs over the month and an ...