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Alabama Unemployment Drops to 5.9 percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, November 20, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is 5.9 percent, down from September’s rate of 6.0 percent, and below October 2014’s rate of 6.2 percent. Gov. Bentley said in a statement, “More jobs are being created, Alabama’s unemployment rate … Continued
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November 25, 2015

State’s Unemployment Rate Drops Back to 6.9 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, September 19, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 6.9 percent, which is down from the July rate of 7.0 percent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists 147,346 Alabama residents as officially unemployed which is down from 148,652 in … Continued
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September 22, 2014

Fitzgerald Washington Joins Bentley Administration as Department of Labor Commissioner

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 9, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that he has appointed Fitzgerald Washington to serve in the Bentley Administration as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Labor. Governor Bentley said, “Fitzgerald Washington has a strong business background with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and is … Continued
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July 11, 2014