Tag: unemployment
January unemployment rate sets new record low, nearly 40,000 fewer unemployed
Alabama’s unemployment rate is down to 3.7 percent — a new record low.
The state released preliminary, seasonally adjusted numbers Monday morning showing the jobless...
Alabama’s jobless rate holds steady at record 3.5 percent low
Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that 2,093,063 people were counted as employed in December, the most ever recorded.
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment...
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 4.5% in July
Alabama's unemployment rate dropped to 4.5% last month, down from 4.6% in June, according to data released Friday morning by Governor Kay Ivey.
“This month, there are...
Alabama’s June unemployment rate drops to 4.6%
Alabama''s unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent during June marking a significant improvement over June 2016's rate of 5.8 percent, according to data released...
Alabama unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2008
Alabama’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 2008 as the number of people with jobs grew, officials said Friday.
The unemployment rate fell...
US added 211,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate fell to 10-year...
A burst of hiring in April provided a reassuring sign for the U.S. economy, reducing unemployment and bringing a broader gauge of the job...
Applications for US jobless benefits drop 19,000 to 238,000 in sign...
Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week after two weeks of small gains.
THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department says weekly jobless claims dropped by...
Fitzgerald Washington: Alabama’s workforce continues to grow
We’re at the beginning of another year, and ready to see continued improvement in our economy. At the Alabama Department of Labor, we are...
Daniel Sutter: Unemployment and prosperity
Markets operate on voluntary exchange, meaning that people must have things of value to exchange to get goods and services. For most of us,...
Alabama unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent in August 2016
Alabama’s total unemployment rate continued to fall in August, dropping to 5.4 percent from the July rate of 5.7 percent, according to data released Friday by Governor...
