Massive Layoffs In GA Take Effect As Job Losses Climb

Hundreds of Georgians recently lost their jobs, along with thousands more across the country, as a major temporary staffing firm restructures.

In Georgia, 687 employees of the Ideal US Talent Systems Worker OpCo LLC were laid off as of Wednesday.

According to the WARN database, the laid-off staffers worked remotely.

Ideal US Talent Systems also reported plans to lay off 1,395 employees in Illinois, 776 in Virginia, 307 in Washington, D.C., and two in Rhode Island. According to U.S. layoff trackers, the total number of affected employees is nearly 10,000.

The company says it is transitioning its customer contracts to a third-party partner and encourages affected employees to apply there.

Georgia's unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent in May, according to the latest available data released on June 18. The national unemployment rate is at 4.3 percent.

At a more local level, the trend was slightly lower as the Atlanta Regional Commission reported a 3.2 percent unemployment rate in May.

The ARC serves Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.

Amid planned layoffs, Georgia recorded 5,002,400 available jobs in May.

"Five million jobs, an all-time high labor force, and record employment in a single month: This is what a modern, adaptable economy looks like when it works for all Georgians," Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes said in a news release. "We are the top state for business and a top state for talent because we put people first and opportunity within reach, and that is exactly why more Georgians are working, more people are in the labor force and more opportunity is being created in every corner of our state. Onward, Georgia. Pa'lante."