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Economy

Alabama’s January unemployment rate holds steady at 3.1 percent

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.1 percent, unchanged from December 2021’s rate.

March 15, 2022

Alabama’s November unemployment rate holds steady at 3.1 percent

November’s rate represents 68,673 unemployed persons, compared to 67,860 in October and 105,558 in November 2020.

December 17, 2021

Alabama’s July unemployment rate was 3.2 percent

In July, 2,138,925 people were counted as employed, up 82,577 from July 2020.

August 23, 2021

State unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in May

There were 75,458 Alabamians counted as unemployed in May.

Micah Danney

June 21, 2021

New unemployment claims dropped last week

The percentage of new claims estimated to be due to the pandemic was 73 percent.

Micah Danney

March 26, 2021

State unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 in January

There were 97,726 Alabamians counted as unemployed in January.

Micah Danney

March 17, 2021

Alabama’s unemployment tax set to nearly double

Because of a massive increase in unemployment claims, Alabama's unemployment tax rate in 2021 will go up 92 percent.

Josh Moon

January 20, 2021

Opinion

Christmas miracles: declining unemployment, vaccines and more

"I’m talking about some truly surprising big deal things."

Bradley Byrne

December 23, 2020

Alabama unemployment rate drops more than 2 points to 5.6 percent

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in August, down from 7.9 percent in July, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. The figure represents 127,186 unemployed people, compared to 176,556 in July. It compares to an August 2019 rate of 2.8 percent, or 62,149 unemployed people. “August showed a larger drop … Continued

Micah Danney

September 21, 2020

Opinion

Making correctional education work for Alabama

The job market in Alabama is growing, and the unemployment rate has reached low levels not seen in many years. Businesses across the state are working harder than ever to find and hire qualified workers. According to Governor Ivey’s Success Plus initiative, our state will need an extra 500,000 credentialed, highly-skilled or degreed individuals by … Continued

Annette Funderburk

May 31, 2019