Skip to content

Bureau of Labor Statistics

News / Economy / National / State

Brooks lauds November jobs report

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, made a point to laud the good Bureau of Labor Statistics November jobs report Friday. “The November Jobs Report is very good in the context of two troubling events: the threatened return of socialist, anti-growth policies of Democrats who have captured the House of Representatives and rising interest rates (caused … Continued
/
December 10, 2018

Personal income increased .5 percent in October

Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that personal income increased 0.5 percent in October after increasing 0.2 percent in September. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.3 percent in October, the same increase as in September. Personal income increased $84.9 billion (0.5 percent) in October according to estimates … Continued
/
November 30, 2018

State sets new record low unemployment rate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has never experienced a jobs market this robust. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate has dropped to a record low of 3.7 percent. This is down from December 2017’s revised rate of 3.8 percent and well below January 2017’s rate … Continued
/
March 13, 2018
Opinion

Opinion

Follow this topic to stay updated on recent posts.

See recent posts

Lies, damn lies and unemployment numbers

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Most people who study statistics understand that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. This is also true when looking at unemployment numbers released by the government. It is first important to understand the government does not know who is working and who is not. Each month, the Bureau … Continued
/
July 17, 2012

Alabama Unemployment Rate Increases in May

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reporting that the state of Alabama’s unemployment rate jumped from 7.2% in April to 7.4% in the month of May.  This reverses a six month trend of decreasing unemployment.  The number of unemployed Alabamians increased from 154,000 to … Continued
/
June 19, 2012