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Friday, November 11, 2011  Update with video; Dr. Jeff Dorfman spoke to the Albany Rotary Club about the economic recovery.

Thursday, August 18, 2011  Georgia's jobless rate for July increases to over 10%.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  Stocks finish slightly higher as market continues on pace for best December in nearly 20 years.

Thursday, March 18, 2010  Stocks little changed in early trading after inflation, jobless claims reports

Thursday, October 08, 2009  The Georgia Department of Labor says first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits jumped by more than 17 percent in September from a year ago, but fell from the August figure.

Friday, March 06, 2009  Georgia's labor department has begun sending an extra $25 a week to more than 180,000 jobless Georgians.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  The Georgia Department of Labor says unemployment insurance claims shot up 174 percent last month compared to December 2007.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that 72,627 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in October, an increase of 75 percent from October of 2007.