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Wednesday, March 10, 2010  Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says metro Albany lost 1,200 jobs in January.

Thursday, December 17, 2009  State labor officials will offer the latest glimpse at unemployment across Georgia - and it's not expected to be good.

Friday, September 11, 2009  Georgia's labor commissioner says 69,869 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in August.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009  State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today workers in 17 Georgia counties may now be eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes which struck the area on March 26, 2009.