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…
Valdosta Police Department to hold hiring event
Release: Valdosta Police Department (VPD) is seeking/hiring qualified applicants for the position of Police Officer. We are holding an open testing hiring event on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 9am. We allow entrance 30 minutes…
Gov. Kemp announces Intuitive expansion, adds 1,200 jobs
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced plans by Intuitive, a pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery and a global leader in minimally invasive care, to invest more than $500 million in its current campus in Gwinnett County,…
Georgia’s labor force data release by GDOL
Release: GDOL Releases June Area Labor Force Data Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) recently released June labor force information for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Regional Commissions (RCs), and select counties. These statistics can be…
Valdosta Sees an Increase in Jobs in June
Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta saw an increase in jobs over-the-month and over-the-year in June. "We are continuing to see an increase in the number of jobs available and very…
Georgia unemployment rate drops for 14th straight month
Release: Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops for 14th Straight Month to 4.0% as Jobs Increase Atlanta, GA - Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the fourteenth straight month since April 2020. The unemployment rate…
Georgia’s unemployment rate continues to decline
Release: Unemployment Rate Drops to 4 Percent in June Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped another 0.1 percentage point to reach 4 percent in June, lower…
Layoffs only ten percent of GA’s latest UI…
Release: Only Ten Percent of UI Initial Claims Due to Layoffs Last week, regular UI initial claims totaled 19,761, down 988 over the previous week, the lowest number of weekly claims in 2021. However, a recent GDOL report…
FDC offers $1K hiring incentive for new officers
Release: FDC Announces Hiring Bonuses https://youtu.be/85wFFaGoTSs TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is providing $1,000 bonuses for newly certified correctional officers at select institutions across the state. No experience is necessary to apply,…