Out-of-work Georgians who had problems with the Department of Labor’s automated phone system Sunday will still be able to get their unemployment benefits check for the new week. For a few hours yesterday, 12 to 15 percent of phone system capacity was lost before the problem was resolved late Sunday afternoon. State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says a technical glitch was to blame for the system overload. Thurmond says this was the first time the phone system failed in his nine years on the job as state Labor Commissioner.
People are required to call into the system once-a-week to verify their search for work before they can get an unemployment benefits check for that week.
New numbers from the state Labor Department Thursday showed Georgians filing first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits was up 80.7 percent over one year's time.
People are required to call into the system once-a-week to verify their search for work before they can get an unemployment benefits check for that week.
New numbers from the state Labor Department Thursday showed Georgians filing first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits was up 80.7 percent over one year's time.
