SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Georgia Labor Commissioner Barbara Rivera Holmes discussed the state’s workforce initiatives and the Georgia Department of Labor’s services during a visit to Savannah. Rivera Holmes said the department’s work goes beyond unemployment benefits. She said the agency also provides re-employment services, including job matching and upskilling and reskilling through partnerships with technical colleges. Career centers connect workers, employers Rivera Holmes said the department operates a network of 34 career centers across the state, including one in Savannah. She said re-employment service specialists and partners, including the Technical College System of Georgia and WorkSource Georgia, work within those centers and through virtual services to connect Georgians to the workforce. She said the department’s labor market data is used to inform local and state labor decisions. She also said the department is part of the governor’s Top State for Talent strategy team, which uses the data to help design the state’s workforce strategy. Priorities include unemployment system overhaul Rivera Holmes, who has served as commissioner for about a year and a half, said her priorities include supporting workers and businesses, reducing fraud and modernizing the department’s processes and systems. She said the department is overhauling the state’s unemployment insurance platform, calling it the largest overhaul in state history. She said the project is nearing completion.…
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