Aiken One Stop is a somewhat popular place these days. Come in anytime and you'll see people filling out applications and talking to career counselors.

The Labor Department says that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 480,000.

Commissioner Michael Thurmond says new figures put the state's unemployment rate at 10.3 percent, matching the high set last July.

Georgia's prison system has shed more than 1,500 jobs over the last two years.

The event is a follow-up to a forum held by President Barack Obama at the White House last month.

Thurmond made the announcement after his department conducted a jobs summit in Atlanta on Monday.

The director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says it will have to trim staff and impose furloughs because of state budget cuts.

South Carolina workers will have a harder time getting unemployment benefits if they're fired for good reason.

Akebono spokesman Brandon Kessinger says the company is expanding the plant near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport that it bought from The Bosch Group.

The Labor Department says initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000 last week.

The deep recession gets part of the blame, because it's become harder for some people to find challenging and suitable jobs.

The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of new jobless claims rose to 480,000 last week.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its Web site Wednesday evening that Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond is expected to announce the loan request at a Thursday press conference. Thurmond could not immediately be reached for comment.

Electrolux has chosen Charlotte, N.C. as their new North American headquarters.

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer says that upward trend could be bumpy.

A new survey released by job search company Manpower says fifteen percent of Augusta businesses will be hiring more employees at the beginning of the new year -- a number that's even above the national average.

Adams said he will announce any layoffs in January or February to give those employees time to find new jobs before the cuts kick in.

The trucks are already moving in and making way for a new Biomass Cogeneration plant to be built at Savannah River Site.

One hundred new jobs are coming to two South Carolina counties with high unemployment rates.

The Georgia Department of Labor held a career fair this morning at the University of Phoenix on Perimeter Parkway.

Augusta Tech is holding its Fall 2009 Career Fair on Tuesday, November 17.

It's hard to believe, but the holidays are just about here and that means stores are starting their seasonal hiring. News 12 checked and most retail stores in the area are looking to hire some holiday help. News 12 takes a look at how a temporary job might help you.

The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center and the Employment Security Commission are holding a Veterans Benefits Fair in Sumter on Tuesday morning.

The Georgia Department of Labor’s Augusta Career Center and the University of Phoenix are co-sponsoring a career expo on Thursday, November 19, 2009.

A hiring fair is being held on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 to fill positions at the Augusta and Gracewood campuses.