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Kempâs economic plan cuts off federal unemployment payments Gov. Kemp interviewed in Savannah. (Source: WTOC) By Dave Miller | May 13, 2021 at 2:16 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 3:16 PM
ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - Early Thursday afternoon, Governor Brian Kemp issued a release addressing plans he has made in conjunction with Labor Commissioner Mark Butler to promote the stateâs economic recovery.
Kemp said that state labor officials plan to pull out of federal pandemic unemployment programs, effective Saturday, June 26.
âDuring truly unprecedented times, hardworking Georgians have stayed resilient and businesses of all sizes have quickly adapted to an unpredictable environment,â said Kemp. âEven in the middle of a global pandemic, job growth and economic development in Georgia remained strong â including an unemployment rate below the national average.â
State Department of Labor says they ll start checking work records for unemployment again soon. Author: Kayla Solomon Updated: 6:09 AM EDT May 10, 2021
MACON, Ga. As the unemployment rate continues to drop, more hiring signs are going up. We re not seeing a lot of individuals return back to the workforce, which has led to a very large number of vacant job openings, Georgia labor commissioner Mark Butler said.
He says it s because of the extra $300 people are getting in their unemployment checks from the federal government.
Butler says this takes the unemployment checks from $250 a week to about $550 a week. That adds up to about $14 an hour.
Hundreds of thousands of jobs available in Georgia but not enough applicants to fill them
The Georgia Department of Labor says companies are struggling to fill thousands of opens jobs.
ATLANTA - There are hundreds of thousands of job openings in Georgia, but companies are struggling to fill them.
The Georgia Department of Labor s Employ Georgia website shows there are more than 240,000 job listings, more than 12,500 were added Thursday.
Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said this could mean more than half a million jobs are up for grabs on the website since each listing can be for more than one position.