job growth

“This job growth continues improving, and we know that Alabama’s employers are continuing to add jobs each and every month,” said Washington.

August’s rate is well below August 2021’s rate of 3.3 percent.

During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest unemployment rate in decades. Figures released in August had the state with a record–breaking 3.3 percent unemployment percentage. The numbers indicate a continued upward trend with 57,000 more people employed than at the same … Continued

The State of Alabama Labor Department announced Friday that the state has set a new record low of just 3.3 percent. Alabama’s over-the-year job growth is surpassing that of the national average. Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama set four new economic records in July. July’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 3.3 percent, … Continued

The elections of November 6th are over, and now, in Washington and in Montgomery legislators again take up the task of governing. As the leader of Alabama’s twenty-seven Republican state senators, my focus is on working with other lawmakers and Governor Kay Ivey to make state government more efficient and to keep job growth strong. … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “We have met the enemy and he is us,” is a famous quote from the comic strip, Pogo, by Walt Kelly. After the 2014 elections, this should be the unofficial motto of the Alabama Republican Party, especially the embattled, Legislative and Executive Branches. Gov. Robert Bentley is battling the … Continued

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. – A nationwide breakdown of job growth released last week by the US Department of Labor confirms that states which have increased their minimum wages this year have seen a greater hike in new jobs since January. On average, states who lifted their minimum wage effective this … Continued