
February 16, 2023
State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said today workers in one additional Georgia county may now be eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to compensate for income lost due to the severe storms on January 12. The affected county is Pike.
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January 26, 2023
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Bruce Thompson was sworn in as Georgia's tenth Commissioner of Labor by Governor Brian Kemp
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January 13, 2023
Thompson Sworn In as New Georgia Labor Commissioner
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TIC Announces Ongoing Job Recruitment in Brunswick and Savannah
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June 28, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all Regional Commissions recorded a rise in unemployment rates in May.
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia’s May unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3 percent while Georgia's number of jobs continued to climb to an all-time high of 4,782,400, up 18,100 from April to May and up 244,100 over the year.
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May 30, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all Regional Commissions recorded low unemployment rates in April.
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May 27, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Brunswick recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 2.4 percent in April, down nine-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.9 percent.
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May 20, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia’s trade and transportation sector has exceeded one million jobs for the first time in the state’s history.
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April 20, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Macon recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent in March, up one-tenth of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 5 percent. Despite this, Macon saw a rise in the labor force and the number of employed in March.
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