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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
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March 13, 2018

State sets new employment record in December

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that 2,093,063 people were counted as employed in December, the most ever recorded. This number is up from November’s count of 2,087,509, and up substantially from December 2016’s count of 2,047,753. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.5 percent, maintaining last … Continued
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January 22, 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

Alabama’s October unemployment rate falls to record low 3.6 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is just 3.6 percent, down from September’s previous record-tying rate of 3.8 percent, and well below October 2016’s rate of 6.1 percent. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October … Continued
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November 21, 2017

State unemployment down to 3.8 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 20, 2017 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted September unemployment rate is down to 3.8 percent, a big drop from August’s rate of 4.2 percent and well below the September 2016 rate of 6.0 percent. The last time Alabama’s unemployment rate was this … Continued
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October 23, 2017

Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 4.2 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, down from July’s rate of 4.5 percent, and well below August 2016’s rate of 5.9 percent. “After hovering near the national unemployment rate for several months, Alabama’s rate has … Continued
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September 18, 2017

Alabama’s unemployment drops to a near ten-year low

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 17, 2017, Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is just 4.5 percent, which is, down from June’s rate of 4.6 percent, and well below July 2016’s rate of 5.8 percent.  July’s rate represents 96,251 unemployed persons, compared to 100,187 in … Continued
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August 21, 2017
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State of the workforce

Fitzgerald Washington Secretary, Alabama Department of Labor 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 busy wrapping up the facts and figures for 2016. There were many improvements last year, and I’d like to let people know about them. … Continued
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February 17, 2017

Governor Bentley Announces Alabama’s July Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.7 percent 

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 19, 2016, according to the latest numbers from the US Department of Labor, Alabama’s unemployment rate is the lowest that it has been in eight years. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is 5.7 percent. A big drop from June’s … Continued
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August 23, 2016

Alabama’s Unemployment at Six Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Recently, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 6.0 percent. Governor Bentley said, “We are coming closer and closer to hitting that golden wage and salary employment number of two million jobs. We are less than 25,000 jobs shy of attaining … Continued
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December 28, 2015