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 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…
GDOL hosts multi-employer virtual career fair
A multi-employer virtual career fair hosted by the GDOL will have job openings being offered in various fields. Release: The Georgia Department of Labor will host a multi-employer virtual career fair for the Coastal Georgia…
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…
GDOL will assist in hosting virtual job recruitment…
The Georgia Department of Labor will help host a virtual recruitment event with around 120 job openings available. Release: The Georgia Department of Labor will assist RUAG International/Norma Precision-Ammo to host virtual information sessions to…
Georgia’s unemployment rate drops to historic low amid…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the eighteenth straight month to 3.1% for October 2021, an all-time low. Additionally, Georgia has now added over 200,000 jobs in 2021, and the…
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…
Georgia wins NASCIO State IT Recognition Award for…
Release: A Georgia project aimed at preventing unauthorized access to unemployment insurance has earned a first-place award from the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO). The Georgia Department of Labor's (DOL) identity verification project was…
Warner Robins’ unemployment rate ties all-time record
Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Warner Robins’ August rate tied the all-time lowest unemployment rate set last month. "Although we are seeing fewer unemployed individuals now than before the pandemic started,…