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 Drops Below 6%
VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for April was 5.9 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.2 percent in March. This is the lowest the…
Georgia > Unemployment Stays Steady
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 6.3 percent, which is unchanged from March. The rate was 7.3 percent a year ago.…
Unemployment > Metro Valdosta’s Jobless Rate at 6.2%
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for March was 6.2 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 6.4 percent in February. The rate in March 2014…
Georgia > Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008
ATLANTA — State labor officials say Georgia's jobless rate has dropped to 6.3 percent, its lowest mark since January 2008. The Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday announced the new unemployment rate for February. It…
Georgia > Unemployment Rate Falls Again
ATLANTA — State labor officials say Georgia's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.4 percent, its lowest level since July 2008. The Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday announced the new seasonally adjusted jobless rate for…
Editorial | Defining Success as Failure: Georgia and…
Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Director: Co-nun-drum \ kə-‘nən-drəm \ n [origin unknown] (1645) 1: a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 2 a : a question or problem having only a conjectural…
Valdosta Unemployment Still High: 8.4%
Chip Harp, Valdosta Today Business Editor VALDOSTA -- Where's the recovery? Valdosta residents are still shackled with high unemployment as the Georgia Department of Labor announces the rate at 8.4%, up from this time last…
Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.1%
ALTANTA, GA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.1 percent in February, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 7.3 percent in January. The rate…