Valdosta’s unemployment rate remains unchanged

VALDOSTA - The March unemployment rate for Valdosta has remained unchanged despite the rise in labor force, employed amount, and job numbers. Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta’s March unemployment rate…

Valdosta unemployment rate increases

The unemployment rate in Valdosta increased for the month of January compared to a year ago despite a rise in labor force. Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta recorded an unemployment…

State unemployment rate drops below national rate

As Georgia's unemployment rate fell again making it lower than the national unemployment rate for January 2022. Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell again for the twenty-first consecutive month, dropping one-tenth…

Georgia’s unemployment rate drops to historic low

Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the seventeenth straight month to 3.2% for September, an all-time low. Additionally, the number of employed Georgians rose above 5 million for the first…

Nahunta Piggly Wiggly fined for teen worker injury

Release: US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINES PIGGLY WIGGLY FRANCHISEE AFTER TEENAGER INJURED DOING PROHIBITED WORK Storeowners put safeguards in place to comply with child labor laws Nahunta, GA – What could have been a catastrophic and life-changing…

OSHA cites over $136K in penalties against HPPE…

Release: US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CITES COLUMBUS CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR EXPOSING WORKERS TO HOST OF SAFETY HAZARDS AT MANUFACTURING FACILITY OSHA cites HPPE LLC for serious citations, proposes $136K in penalties COLUMBUS, GA – HPPE LLC…

GA Restaurant cited for making employees work for…

Release: LAVONIA RESTAURANT DEPRIVES SERVERS OF WAGES, REQUIRES WORKING ONLY FOR TIPS La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant Inc. pays $123K in back wages after federal investigation LAVONIA, GA – A Lavonia restaurant’s decision to require its tipped…