...were 1,877 initial claims in April for the six-county area, according to data released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor. That is slightly higher than the 1,842 filed in April 2012. Initial claims in 2011 and 2010 were higher...

...SCOTT DEAN still in jail? The daughter recanted months ago and he is still in prison? I PLACE A CALL TO the Georgia Department of Labor at 9 a.m. just to ask a question, and the woman who answered the phone had the snottiest disposition ever...

...nament employment bump, with a net gain of 3,700 jobs in April, according to data released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor.Most of the gain was in the hospitality and leisure sector, which added 3,100 jobs, with 400 more in retail...

...who only have a high school diploma is matching military skills with civilian work.With that in mind, the Georgia Department of Labor brought scores of business recruiters to Fort Gordon on Tuesday for the post's largest hiring fair of the...

A job fair focused on finding employment for military personnel is set for May 7.The Georgia Department of Labor and Fort Gordon's Army Career and Alumni Program Center will hold the veterans' job expo from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m...

...seasonal jobs and an increase in new layoffs pushed the Augusta area's unemployment rate higher in January.The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that the metro jobless rate was 9 percent, up from 8.6 percent in December.The rate is...

The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that metro Augusta's unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in February, down six-tenths of a percentage...

...Augusta call center in May.The nationwide cable and internet company filed a mass layoff notice Monday with the Georgia Department of Labor.The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said the layoffs would begin between May 3 and May 16...

...increases were not enough to impact the unemployment rate.The numbers were announced early Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor.State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the good news in the report is that Georgia lost the fewest jobs...

...Center, 3165 Washington Road.More than 20 employers with available positions will attend, including the Georgia Department of Labor, The Home Depot, Georgia Regents University, International Hospital and T-Mobile.