Thursday, July 24 2014 8:54 AM EDT2014-07-24 12:54:21 GMT
Information from The Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor says Metro Albany's unemployment rate increased to 8.7 percent in June, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4More >>
The rate increased because of seasonal factors, such as the summer job loss among non-contract school workers and temporary layoffs, primarily in manufacturing. There were 60,500 jobs in Albany in June, down by 300, or 0.5 percent, from 60,800 in May. Most of the loss came in state government and the service-related industries.More >>
Thursday, July 24 2014 7:21 AM EDT2014-07-24 11:21:02 GMT
ALGIERS, Algeria (WALB) - An Air Algerie flight with 110 passengers and 6 crew member has vanished from radar.The flight, which was headed to Algiers from Burkina Faso, disappeared about 50 minutes after takeoff.The plane's flight path passes over Mali where military unrest continues in country's north. The U.S. recently banned flights into and over African conflict zones, including Mali.This comes just days after a Malaysian Airliner was shot down over Ukraine killing everyone on boardCopyri...More >>
ALGIERS, Algeria (WALB) - An Air Algerie flight with 110 passengers and 6 crew member has vanished from radar.The flight, which was headed to Algiers from Burkina Faso, disappeared about 50 minutes after takeoff.The plane's flight path passes over Mali where military unrest continues in country's north. The U.S. recently banned flights into and over African conflict zones, including Mali.This comes just days after a Malaysian Airliner was shot down over Ukraine killing everyone on boardCopyri...More >>
Archbold Memorial Hospital is seeing some growth in its Employee Assistance Program.
The EAP offers counseling and other services to not only hospital employees but local businesses as well.
Employers purchase the service in advance and employees can use the program to receive help regarding personal matters they're facing.
The director of the program says they've seen an increase of clients seeking financial counseling and other stress related issues.
"An increase that we have seen has been supervisors requiring employees to come see us because of conflicts that they've had with employees. Or supervisors that are referring employees that have been rude or non-responsive to their customers" , says Tony Chapman, Archbold EAP Director.
Archbold EAP offers training seminars and stress management classes in addition to one on one counseling.
