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Alabama is moving quickly in developing a trained workforce that meets the needs of business, with major changes in recent years in how our workforce development system operates. The process began four years ago when the Alabama Workforce Council recommended a re-alignment of our workforce programs. The Alabama Legislature responded by passing legislation to make … Continued
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July 10, 2018

The number of Alabamians working is at an 11-year high

Friday Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama’s wage and salary employment measured 2,042,400 in June, a ten-year high. The last time it measured at or above this level was in December 2007, when it measured 2,045,800. This is the largest number of Alabamians working since before the Great Recession. “Wage and … Continued
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June 19, 2018

Alabama Unemployment drops to record low 3.5 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate set a new record low of 3.5 percent, down from October’s previous record-setting rate of 3.6 percent, and well below November 2016’s rate of 6.2 percent. November’s rate represents 75,807 unemployed persons, also a new … Continued
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December 22, 2017

Sewell applauds UAB for America’s Promise Job Driven Grant

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma) congratulated UAB for receiving an America’s promise grant. The grant will fund the Innovate Birmingham Consortium, a regional workforce partnership to establish a sustainable pipeline of talent for Birmingham’s growing IT sector. Congresswoman Sewell “Innovate Birmingham’s consortium partners are among … Continued
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December 3, 2016
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Agriculture Matters

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Despite Alabama’s growth in manufacturing, agriculture remains the top industry in the state, as well as the top industry right here in Alabama’s First Congressional District. The economic impact of agriculture in our state is over $70 billion. Here in Southwest Alabama, over 102,000 jobs are connected to agriculture and … Continued
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October 18, 2016

Byrne Says New Rule Will Restrict Access to Retirement Advice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 6, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued a written statement in response to the new “fiduciary rule” released by the Department of Labor earlier that day. Rep. Byrne said, “Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle reached out to the Department of Labor for … Continued
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April 7, 2016

Sessions Sponsors Bipartisan Bill To Protect Farmers From Regulatory Overreach

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement following his sponsorship of new bipartisan legislation protecting American farmers from regulatory overreach by the federal government. The Preserving America’s Family Farm Act would prevent the Department of Labor (DOL) from unilaterally imposing controversial new rules which would … Continued
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March 26, 2012

SHELBY QUESTIONS LABOR PROGRAMS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama, addressed Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) Wednesday on the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal.  Senator Shelby is the ranking member of … Continued
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March 19, 2012

Sessions Says New Department of Labor Rules Threatens Family Farms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), along with 28 other senators, has formally asked U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to withdraw new Department of Labor rules which they say threaten America’s ability to train the next generation of farmers and ranchers. The new rules “Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements … Continued
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January 2, 2012