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…

The latest unemployment numbers show one in five people are out of work in Barnwell County. With so many plant closures and layoffs happening there, jobseekers are encouraged to look outside the community for work. News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

President Barack Obama is welcoming an improved national employment report, saying his administration has “rescued our economy from catastrophe.“

After years of bad news, it looks like the recession may be over nationally and in South Carolina. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, spoke to a USC economist about the economy.

More local workers are furloughed, thanks to the economy. A spokeswoman for TTX Corporation, in North Augusta, SC says the company is sending home 170 of it’s 234 employees.

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 computer glitch Sunday at the South Carolina Employment Security Commission sent 1,250 people two unemployment benefits checks this week. Now, the agency is scrambling to notify all of the recipients that they need to mail or bring back one of the checks to a local Workforce Center. If they cash both checks, they won’t receive a check next week.WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

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.

As thousands of jobs are eliminated in Georgia and South Carolina, many of those unemployed workers lined up at the James Brown Arena Monday for a chance at new jobs. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

For the first time in months, South Carolina’s unemployment rate has stayed virtually steady. The state Employment Security Commission announced Friday that the jobless rate was 12.1 percent in June.

The U.S. Labor Department says unemployment topped 10 percent in 16 states last month. The rate in Michigan surpassed 15 percent, the first time any state hit that mark since 1984.

South Carolina’s 12.1 percent unemployment rate, third-highest in the country, could start affecting you next year even if you’re not unemployed. State officials say it’s likely the state will have to raise the unemployment insurance tax that businesses pay, which pays the benefits for people who lose their jobs. If businesses’ taxes go up, they’re likely to pass those costs along to you. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills.

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.