Georgia’s unemployment rate for September was 10.1 percent, the same as the month before. The Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday it’s the 23rd consecutive month that Georgia’s unemployment rate is higher than the national rate.

The Georgia Department of Labor says first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits jumped by more than 17 percent in September from a year ago, but fell from the August figure.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Thursday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the metro Augusta area declined to 9.5 percent in August, down six-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 10.1 percent in July. The reduction in the rate is primarily due to work force shrinkage.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Thursday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) declined to 10.3 percent in August, down seven-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 11.0 percent in July. The reduction in the rate is primarily due to work force shrinkage.

Unemployment numbers went down in Georgia last month, however slightly. The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 10.2 percent in August from a revised 10.3 percent in July.

Georgia’s labor commissioner says 69,869 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in August.

Initial unemployment benefit claims expected Friday could shed light on whether the recession is loosening its grip in Georgia. Georgia Department of Labor officials will release data reflecting the number of laid-off workers who filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in August.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Friday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) rose to 11.1 percent in July, up four-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 10.7 percent in June.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Friday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the metro Augusta area was unchanged at 10.2 percent from June to July.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Thursday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 10.1 percent in June.

From Wall Street To Your Wallet…another 3,800 CSRA workers filed new claims for unemployment, in July. That’s an increase from June and a big increase from a year ago, but it’s not going up as fast as it has in recent months. And, it’s more evidence the worst may be behind us…

Here’s another sign of the times: the number of people without jobs here in the CSRA continues to climb, new numbers released Thursday morning from the Georgia Department of Labor show.

A new study shows white males are bearing the burden of job losses in Georgia, contradicting conventional thought that minorities typically suffer more from unemployment during down economic times.

There’s more bad news at unemployment offices in Georgia. New figures from the Georgia Department of Labor show the number of people filing new, first-time claims for unemployment benefits is up again.

State labor department officials are mailing the first of the checks Thursday. The extension provides for up to 20 weeks of additional benefits to individuals who exhausted regular unemployment insurance and the first and second tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits on or after Feb. 15.