VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Pandemic unemployment benefit soon to end in GA
Release: Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner Announce Economic Recovery Plan Atlanta, GA – Recently Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address…
GDOL announces continued increase in Georgia jobs
Release: Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops in March While Jobs Increase Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to reach 4.5 percent in March while the state saw…
Georgians prepare to reapply for UI as their…
Release: Thousands of Georgians Reapplying for UI Benefits Due to End of Benefit Year Atlanta, GA – Although businesses are starting to return to full capacity as more individuals receive vaccinations, many Georgians are still out…
GDOL issues more UI claims this year than…
Release: GDOL Releases More UI Payments to Georgians Than Last 82 Years Combined Atlanta, GA – Last week, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) surpassed a major milestone in the organization paying claimants more in the past 12 months than in…
Georgia’s unemployed reminded to reapply for UI benefits
Release: GDOL Reminds Claimants to Reapply When Benefit Year Ends Atlanta, GA – After 53 weeks of the pandemic, many Georgians are reaching the end of the normally allotted time period for receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Claimants…
Georgia unemployment rate continues to improve
Release: Georgia’s Rate Continues to Drop in February Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points in February to reach 4.8 percent and has decreased…
GDOL warns that working while collecting UI is…
Release: Georgians Returning to Work and Failing to Report Wages Are Committing Fraud Atlanta, GA – According to a Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) report, in the past five months, almost 10,000 Georgians have returned to…