GBPI In The News State passes bill to give non-violent former felons a ‘Second Chance’ for jobs June 29, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch They’ve done their time behind bars and been on good behavior since their release, but advocates say some of Georgia’s 4.2 million former felons are still shackled by their past deeds. While the state’s unemployment rate was around 3.4% before the pandemic, the unemployment rate for residents with criminal records was close to 15% during […] Read more » incarceration Unemployment unemployment rate
GBPI In The News Unemployment rate in Georgia reaches all-time high May 21, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Georgia’s unemployment rate for April was the highest rate the state has ever seen, the state’s top labor official said Thursday. The unemployment rate was 11.9 percent in April, jumping 7.3 percentage points from March. The month-to-month increase also was highest one-month increase ever recorded in the state, Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said. […] Read more » COVID-19 Unemployment unemployment rate
GBPI In The News Georgia’s unemployment rate falls to 9.9 percent December 16, 2011 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted by Errin Haines (Associated Press) on economic recovery and Georgia’s unemployment rate. Read the news article. Read more » Alan Essig Errin Haines Unemployment unemployment rate Yahoo News
