Georgia Department of Labor May Ask for Federal Help
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Posted: 4:26 PM Nov 23, 2009
Georgia Department of Labor May Ask for Federal Help
The Georgia Department of Labor may request a loan from the federal government to help the state's unemployed.
Reporter: Deneige Broom
Email Address: deneige.broom@wctv.tv
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Over the past year, the unemployment rate in Lowndes County has grown from 6% to more than 8%.

That's still less than the state and national rates of 10.2%.

However Georgia's unemployment fund is hurting and could run out of money in a little more than a month's time.

The local department of labor office said it's doing everything in it's power to help to help the jobless.

The Career Center Manager, Richard Ramsey said, "There's still a lot of people looking for work and we're trying to help them in every way we can through various programs that we have and workshops."

The Labor Commissioner's office said whether they receive federal help or not, everyone collecting unemployment will continue to receive their payments on time.

The commissioner, Michael Thurmond, said he's deciding if he will make the request during the second week of December.

24 other states have already submitted similar requests.


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Posted by: WCTV Viewer Location: Georgia on Nov 24, 2009 at 03:29 PM

Obama is not going to create anything but havoc, mis direction & confusion. The ONLY jobs he created was for all of those different CZARS he appointed for this & for that. He did that so that if anything goes wrong he will point the finger @ those people. He's spending more on out-of-country trips. He's made more trips in these 10 months than any other President did all of their term, but, hey, he doesn't have to pay fuel costs cause we are paying it for him. Change? Yeah, he misdirected that slogan, didn't he?
Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 23, 2009 at 06:11 PM

There has to be jobs to help. Oh yea, Obama created 64,000.00 jobs! Apparently not on this planet
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