Fitzgerald Washington Archives — Alabama Political Reporter

More than 240 federal workers apply for unemployment compensation in Alabama as shutdown drags on

The true effects of the prolonged partial government shutdown are appearing as the impasse preventing funding for about a quarter of the federal government drags on...

Economy4 weeks ago

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...

Governor1 month ago

Governor Ivey launches Alabama’s Bicentennial Year celebration

Friday was the 199th anniversary of Alabama’s becoming a state. The occasion was celebrated at a ceremony in the Alabama State Capitol, where Governor Kay Ivey...

Economy1 month ago

Alabama Career Center System to host emergency meetings for Virginia College students, employees

Wednesday, the Alabama Career Center System, in cooperation with the Alabama Community College System, AIDT, the Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE), and the...

News3 months ago

Nucor Steel employees may be eligible for benefits

Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Labor announced that Alabama workers of Nucor Steel in Birmingham may be eligible for benefits under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance...

News4 months ago

August Alabama employment breaks record for fourth consecutive month

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that more than 2.1 million people were working in Alabama in August, breaking the previous employment record for...

News4 months ago

Ivey’s second job fair for those with disabilities will be on Oct. 25

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that her second annual Governor’s Job Fair for People with Disabilities will be held on October 25 in Huntsville.’...

News7 months ago

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...

News10 months ago

February unemployment rate stays at record low of 3.7 percent

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent. That is well below February 2017’s rate of...

State sets new record low unemployment rate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama has never experienced a jobs market this robust. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted...

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