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Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped 2 points in June

The state added 42,300 jobs in June, bringing the unemployment rate to 7.5 percent, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. That’s down from 9.6 percent in May. June’s rate represents 165,770 unemployed people, compared to 216,043 in May. There are about 100,000 more people out of work than last June, when 65,389 unemployed put … Continued

July 17, 2020

New unemployment claims held steady in June, state says

The number of Alabamians filing for unemployment insurance held more or less steady over the course of June, with 18,340 new claims added during the last week of the month, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. There were 19,950 new claims in the first week of June and 18,367 in the second week, then … Continued

July 2, 2020

Alabama’s unemployment rate falls to 9.9 percent

Alabama’s 9.9 percent unemployment rate in May is down slightly from April, and the reduction comes after Gov. Kay Ivey relaxed some restrictions meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 and allowed more businesses to open. The state’s revised unemployment rate in April was 13.8 percent. The state’s 9.9 percent unemployment rate in May is … Continued

June 19, 2020

More than 800,000 Alabamians lived in poverty before the COVID-19 crisis, report finds

More than 800,000 Alabamians, 256,000 of them children, were living below the federal poverty level before the COVID-19 crisis and more than 400,000 lost their jobs statewide, according to a report released Thursday. Poverty statewide has decreased by 2.4 percentage points since a peak of 19.2 percent in 2014, but Alabama’s poverty rate of 16.8 … Continued

May 21, 2020

Bentley nearing payday; won’t seek back pay

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The magic number is 5.2 for Gov. Robert Bentley. When unemployment reaches that mark, the Governor will start to earn his salary – a little more than $120,000 per year. For nearly six full years now, after promising not to take a salary until the state was at “full … Continued

November 22, 2016

State Unemployment Numbers Continue to Improve

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted July unemployment rate is down to 6.3%. That is a drop from the June unemployment rate of 6.5% and is well below the July 2012 rate of 7.6%. According to the Governor’s statement the July 2013’s rate … Continued

August 20, 2013