Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper has been indicted on federal charges alleging he illegally collected more than ...

A third Georgia state lawmaker was charged Friday with unemployment fraud in a pandemic-era safety net program. Rep. Dexter ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended state Rep. Sharon Henderson from the Georgia House. Kemp acted Thursday after a report ...

Authorities say Sharper allegedly worked and earned money from at least two, and sometimes three, jobs each week despite claiming to be unemployed.

The state added 5,000 jobs this month.

Georgia State Representative Dexter Sharper is charged with fraud, accused of illegally claiming $13,825 in unemployment ...

Federal prosecutors have charged Georgia state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to collect $13,825 in ...

Georgia's unemployment rate hit a new record low for the third month in a row, falling to 2.8% in July. The jobless rate dipped from 2.9% in June. A year ago, 3.9% of Georgia workers were unemployed.

Georgia's unemployment rate decreased to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June. Despite the lower unemployment rate, the total number of jobs in the state decreased slightly. Job growth occurred in ...

Georgia’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4% last month, down from 3.5% in June, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Georgia joblessness was eight-tenths of a point lower than the ...

The nationwide unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in February from 3.4% in January. That’s down from 3.8% a year ago. About 4,800 Georgia workers filed for new unemployment benefits in the week that ended ...

ATLANTA - Employment is down in Georgia, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Labor. The figures released by individual regional commissions showed a rise in August unemployment ...