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…

IRS readies refunds for unemployment overpayments

Release: WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced recently it will issue another round of refunds this week to nearly 4 million taxpayers who overpaid their taxes on unemployment compensation received last year. The American Rescue Plan…

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…

Annual May UI claims decrease in Valdosta

Release: Initial Claims Continue to Drop in Valdosta for May Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta saw its initial claims for unemployment drop over-the-month and over-the-year. "This is a step in the…