Georgia began 2020 with a strong labor market. The state’s unemployment rate in January was the lowest on record at 3.1%, and the number of Georgians looking for work was the lowest since 2001.

But everything changed in March as Georgia doctors began seeing their first cases of COVID-19.

The Georgia Department of Labor has paid out more unemployment claims during the COVID-19 outbreak than in the past four years combined, officials said...

The unemployment rate for metro Atlanta dropped to 2.9% in the month of September, according to a report published last week by the Georgia Department...

Georgia added more than 20,000 jobs in June, pushing the state to a new record high. According to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler , Georgia...

Some state corrections employees are getting thousands of dollars in back pay following a federal investigation.

A recent study done by the Department of Labor shows that employed Americans spend more time working than on any other activity during the hours they...