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For many Atlantans, the years that were supposed to be their peak earning years have become a collision of caregiving, family expenses, health changes, workplace age bias and retirement anxiety An Atlanta-area professional can arrive at work Monday morning carrying responsibilities that would have seemed unimaginable 20 years ago: an 82-year-old mother who can no longer drive, a 26-year-old child still receiving financial help, a spouse with health problems, their own changin

Georgia’s unemployment rate is just 3.3%, but a strong labor market doesn’t make losing a job in your 50s or 60s any less disruptive. Here’s what to do before a layoff turns into a retirement crisis Georgia's latest employment numbers sound reassuring. The state's unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in July, while the labor force reached a record 5.48 million people and employment climbed to an all-time high of 5.30 million, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. Those are