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46,330 more Alabamians had jobs in November than in 2017

The Alabama Labor Department announces that the state continues to break employment and job records. In November 2018, 2,128,082 people were counted as employed, an increase of 46,330 from November 2017. Wage and salary employment, which measures the number of jobs our economy is supporting, grew to 2,069,800, representing a yearly increase of 35,400 jobs. … Continued
December 26, 2018

Jefferson County District Judge John Amari switches to Republican Party

Jefferson County District Judge John E. Amari requested the Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party allow him to rejoin the Republican Party. Amari was elected as a Democrat in 2008. Judge Amari decided to make the switch in order to publicly work for the election of Judge Teresa Pulliam (R). “I believe qualifications and … Continued
October 30, 2018

Doug Jones, equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter endorse Alli Summerford

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, endorsed state House candidate Alli Summerford (D) in a new video released a week ahead of the election. In the video, Senator Jones notes that Summerford would represent his home district, District 48: “That’s my district, so it’s important to me to have the right representative in there,” said Senator … Continued
October 30, 2018

Record employment numbers set in September

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Alabama has once again broken employment and job records. In September, wage and salary employment reached a record high, and the number of people counted as working was also a record high, for the fifth month in a row. “Not only are we experiencing record high employment, this month we’ve also … Continued
October 22, 2018

Alli Summerford launches campaign video

Wednesday, Alli Summerford, D-Mountain Brook, officially launched a campaign video, “A Better Alabama,” highlighting her campaign to represent District 48 in the Alabama House of Representatives. The video can be found on YouTube. “I want to be the kind of representative for District 48 that is available,” says Summerford in her video. “I want to … Continued
September 14, 2018

Democratic legislative candidates express concern about St. Clair Democratic Executive Committee

The three candidates who are running as Democrats for legislative seats representing St. Clair County released a joint statement of concern with the leadership of the St. Clair County Democratic Party. Carl Carter is running for Alabama State Senate District 11. Nicki Arnold-Swindle is running for State House District 36, and Jared Vaughn is running … Continued
July 24, 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
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
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
November 21, 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
September 18, 2017