unemployment rate

Alabama hits new record low unemployment rate

2.7 percent is a new record low, down from April’s rate of 2.8 percent, and below May 2021’s rate of 3.6 percent. 

June 20, 2022

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

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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

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March 26, 2021

State unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 in January

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

Micah Danney

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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

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January 20, 2021

Opinion

Christmas miracles: declining unemployment, vaccines and more

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

Bradley Byrne

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December 23, 2020