Tag: unemployment
Dan Sutter: Why are Americans avoiding work?
Inflation is currently America’s most pressing economic concern, but I believe that our disappearing workers pose a greater long-term challenge. Almost four...
Alabama ends 2019 maintaining record low unemployment rate
Alabama's ended 2019 maintaining the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded in the state— 2.7%, the Department of Labor announced Friday.
Unemployment rate down to record 2.7 percent
Alabama’s unemployment rate is down to a record-low 2.7 percent, the state said Friday.
A statement from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said the...
Alabama jobless rate dips to record 2.8 percent
Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped to a record 2.8 percent.
A statement released Friday by the state labor agency says the preliminary, seasonally...
Alabama unemployment rate holds steady at 3.8 percent
Alabama's unemployment rate held steady in January at 3.8 percent for the eighth consecutive month.“People are working in Alabama. Employers are hiring...
Alabama unemployment rate drops to 3.9 percent
Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped ever so slightly in December.
The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) said December’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate is 3.9 percent —...
U.S. jobs report beats expectations, added 201,000 jobs in August
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the national August jobs report, which found the U.S. economy added 201,000 jobs, while the unemployment...
Alabama’s unemployment holds steady at 3.8 percent
Alabama's jobs market has held steady through the first quarter of 2018, with the unemployment rate coming in at 3.8 percent in April —...
Alabama’s jobless rate holds steady at record low 3.7 percent
Alabama's jobless rate did not budge in February.
State labor officials said Alabama's unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in February, unchanged from January's record...
