GBPI In The News Georgia lawmakers approve more generous jobless benefits June 24, 2020 / August 6, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Workers in Georgia would be allowed to earn several hundred dollars more a week while keeping their full unemployment benefits under a bill that passed the General Assembly on Wednesday. Employees also would potentially be eligible to receive benefits for a longer period of time under Senate Bill 408, which the Senate sent to Gov. […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 jobs and economy Unemployment
GBPI In The News Reopening reality check: Georgia’s jobs aren’t flooding back May 21, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch Georgia’s early move to start easing stay-at-home restrictions nearly a month ago has done little to stem the state’s flood of unemployment claims — illustrating how hard it is to bring jobs back while consumers are still afraid to go outside. Weekly applications for jobless benefits have remained so elevated that Georgia now leads the […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 Unemployment
GBPI In The News Furloughs likely, again, as part of Georgia agencies’ budget cut plans May 20, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Caitlin Highland The economic shutdown brought on by the pandemic has led to mass unemployment, and some businesses remain closed. Many of those that have opened are doing limited business. […] The massive University System of Georgia has already announced likely furloughs to its employees. Child welfare worker furloughs were mentioned during a Department of Human Services board meeting […] Read more » Alex Camardelle Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19
GBPI In The News April cruelest month for Georgia workers who lost jobs, income April 30, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch April was the cruelest month for about 1 million jobless Georgians, tossed out of work since the governor opened it with a stay-home order to contain COVID-19. That emergency response to a public health crisis wreaked havoc on a state economy largely powered by hospitality and travel. More than 290,000 Georgians got unemployment benefits in the […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 Unemployment
GBPI In The News Gov. Brian Kemp’s new rules put some jobless Georgians in bind April 22, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch […] On Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp made the controversial decision to allow some businesses to restart operations Friday, including barbershops, hair and nail salons, tattoo parlors, massage parlors, bowling alleys and fitness centers. […] Some business owners are worried that opening is still dangerous, even when taking precautions. And workers whose employer stays closed still will be eligible for […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 governor kemp Unemployment
GBPI In The News Think tank does the math on coronavirus-driven state budget shortfall April 20, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland The economic impacts of coronavirus could put the state government $3 billion to $4 billion in the hole during the next fiscal year, an Atlanta-based public policy think tank warned Monday. Closing such a huge budget shortfall without massive cuts to state agencies and vital services is going to require massive federal assistance, more aggressive […] Read more » Alex Camardelle Budget COVID-19 danny kanso economy revenue
GBPI In The News 1 in 5 Georgians now out of work in COVID-19 slowdown April 17, 2020 / June 23, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Nearly one in five Georgia workers is now unemployed, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor. That’s an unemployment rate of around 18 percent to 20 percent, and it’s likely to spike even higher. About 900,000 Georgia workers filed initial unemployment claims in the four weeks ending April 11, according to the […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 racial equity Unemployment
GBPI In The News Ga. department of labor weighing changes to state’s unemployment insurance March 25, 2020 / June 23, 2020 by Caitlin Highland […]A non-partisan group in Georgia is recommending big changes to state leaders that put more money in the pockets of unemployed people for longer. The state is seeing unemployment claims jump as emergency orders shut down many businesses across the state. The Governor and Department of Labor commissioner already made changes for people who are temporarily laid […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 Jobs Unemployment Insurance
GBPI In The News Amid Low Unemployment in Macon, Mile-long Job Fair Line Tells Different Story June 17, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch More than 3,500 job hunters stood in a line a mile long, and some continued to wait hours after the fair technically closed. This all happened amidst reports of low unemployment rates for the county and state. GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Alex Camardelle joined On Second Thought to discuss how measuring unemployment might not paint an […] Read more » Alex Camardelle economic mobility Jobs Unemployment wages
GBPI In The News Study: Georgia’s shortcomings threaten to undermine economic growth May 16, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Despite decades of sometimes spectacular growth, a new study warns Georgia cannot afford to ignore some dangerous trends often masked by good economic news. “We’ve got to do a better job in evaluating the kinds of economic development incentives that we use to draw people to our state,” said GBPI’s Alex Camardelle. Read the full story […] Read more » Alex Camardelle economy Jobs
