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Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Updated with video; For the FOX 31 Facebook story of the day people wanted to know what does Georgia background checks reveal about a person.

Monday, October 15, 2012  The downward trend in gas prices made a turn as prices moved higher last week.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported today that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 10 percent from August to September. The rate was 10.1 percent in September 2009. This is the 36th consecutive month Georgia has exceeded the national unemployment rate, which is currently 9.6 percent.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the unemployment rate in Albany increased to 10.9 percent in August, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 10.8 percent in July.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

Friday, June 04, 2010  A wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May, but job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent as people gave up searching for work.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a second consecutive week, further evidence that the job market is slowly improving.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  New claims for jobless benefits increase unexpectedly for second straight week

Thursday, March 25, 2010  Stocks resume advance early after report shows bigger-than-expected drop in jobless claims

Thursday, March 04, 2010  New claims for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that layoffs may be easing as the economy slowly recovers.

Monday, January 18, 2010  Officials are gathering in Atlanta Monday to brainstorm on ways to pull Georgia out of the lingering recession.

Thursday, November 12, 2009  1,219 people filed for first-time unemployment in October, and labor department statistics show that number is down 7.4 percent from October 2008.

Thursday, November 12, 2009  State labor officials reports the number of jobless applying for unemployment rose in October, but was lower than it was a year ago.

Thursday, August 20, 2009  New jobless claims rise unexpectedly to 576,000