Results matter!

During his term as Labor Commissioner, Michael Thurmond has:

Led the effort to cut employer taxes by $1.4 billion while increasing weekly unemployment benefits from $240 to $320.

Transformed the state's old "unemployment offices" into modern, state-of-the-art career centers and increased productivity by deploying cutting edge information technology.

Established the Georgia Department of Labor as a national leader in putting the unemployed back to work and in preventing and detecting waste, fraud and abuse.