The rate increased from 5.3 percent in the previous quarter, the statistics agency said on Wednesday, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives was charged Friday with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to ...

So far, three Georgia state representatives have been charged, most recently Democratic State Rep. Dexter Sharper. U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg says Sharper will not be the last. “There will be ...

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

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

A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Valdosta Democrat Rep. Dexter Sharper allegedly made false statements to obtain thousands in unemployment assistance during ...

A third Georgia House Representative has been charged with fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic ...

Dexter L. Sharper, 54, of Valdosta, was charged with making false statements to unlawfully obtain emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to federal prosecutors.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...