Category: Financial
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Georgia Department of Labor Unemployment Rose Across Georgia’s Regional Commissions in January
Note: The following press release was submitted by the Georgia Department of Labor for publication. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment rose across Georgia’s 12 regional commissions in January. January’s increases in unemployment rates across the state reflect historical patterns as many seasonal and holiday-related positions come to an end. “Georgia’s diversified…
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Gas prices jumping as access to Persian Gulf turns dangerous
Oil is skyrocketing in price for markets home and abroad, and that price is being reflected for consumers at the pump. Gas prices around Northwest Georgia were averaging as high as $3.49 a gallon in areas across the region, with higher prices at the pump seen at spots along the I-75 corridor from Catoosa through…
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Sherrene Wildman, Taneilia Kranz, Nakita Brevard, Lee Rudd, Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes, Marlenna Spriggens, Val Everson, and Regina Singleton (Photo via GDOL) GDOL Honored as “Model Agency” for HR Excellence
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has earned the “Model Agency Award” for Excellence in Human Resources from the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), achieving the highest assessment results (97.6%) among all Tier 1 agencies. The award reflects GDOL’s exceptional HR leadership, strong compliance practices, and a workforce strategy that supports service delivery across the state. It also comes at a pivotal…
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Georgia Department of Labor Unemployment Dropped Across Georgia’s Regional Commissions in December
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment dropped across Georgia’s 12 regional commissions in December. “In December, more Georgians were working and unemployment dropped across every area in the state,” said Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. “Looking ahead in 2026, we remain committed to creating pathways to in-demand careers, supporting businesses with the talent they need, and…
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Georgia Department of Labor Georgia Adds Jobs for Second Straight Month
Unemployment Stays Below National Average at 3.6% The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s unemployment rate for December 2025 was 3.6%, up slightly from a revised 3.5% in November. December’s unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage point lower than the national unemployment rate. Georgia’s rate was 3.6% one year ago. “In December, Georgia continued to add jobs…
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Tech that took center stage in 2025
The end is almost over, and across the world some will be opening gifts during the holiday season that can do all kinds of things previously unimagined in times past. From innovative smartphone designs to connections to cloud services that can create a range of images, videos, audio impersonating the user, the technology that drove…
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Georgia Department of Labor Georgia Maintains 3.4% Unemployment Rate in September
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s September 2025 unemployment rate was 3.4%, unchanged from August. The unemployment rate is one percentage point lower than the national rate. “Georgia’s economy is changing, but our commitment remains firm: We will support businesses, empower workers, and create mortgage-paying jobs that sustain families and strengthen…
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"Computer Keyboard" by BigOakFlickr is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cloudflare outage causes major sites to go down
CTO admits technical issue caused cascading failure across internet Some of the world’s favorite digital destinations went down for a while this morning, but it wasn’t their fault. Apparently a bug with a major underlying service that provides a variety of technical offerings for companies big and small called Cloudflare began a patch to a…
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No more pennies: Philadelphia Mint pressing final one-cent coin today
The penny is set to be no more as the U.S. Mint pressed their final penny to mark the end new circulations of the coin worth just a single cent. The Philadelphia mint produced is producing its final round of the coins today following President Donald Trump’s cancellation of the 1-cent coin earlier in the…
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President of the United States Donald Trump meeting General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping before the 2025 APEC Summit in Busan, South Korea. (The White House via Wikimedia Commons) Cooling trade tensions with China?
People’s Republic agree to buy 25 million tons of soybeans from American farmers per year, Trump lowers tariff rates This deal is likely a first step, but an important one as President Donald Trump’s latest trip to Asia will end with more than just a replica gold crown as a souvenir. The Associated Press is…