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The unemployment rate is 3.1 percent, unchanged from September, but well below October 2020’s rate of 4.7 percent.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
Organizations challenging redistricting maps explain their issues
GOP State House candidate questions why he was drawn out of his district
Special session recap: State completes redistricting, passes anti-vaccine mandate bills
Grassroots organizations condemn passage of redistricting maps
Alabama speaker: Special session “one of the most successful” in Alabama history
- Opinion
- National
Alabama congressmen react to Biden’s Build Back Better Act
Carl files bill to increase health care options for outside care
State wins suit against the U.S. Department of Treasury
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to appear at signing of infrastructure bill
Alabama man pleads guilty to weapons, molotov cocktails charges connected to Jan. 6 attack
- Education
U.S. Dept. of Education opens discrimination investigation at Alabama middle school
Alabama A&M University announces transition team
State launches 2nd annual Thank Alabama Teachers Week
Ivey pushes for one-year delay in third grade reading requirement
Jo Bonner named University of South Alabama’s next president
- Health
New COVID variant omicron concerns Alabama physicians
Medical Cannabis Commission doctor details product mixes, costs
More than half of those with COVID suffer longer-lasting health problems
Medical cannabis draft rules for physicians and patients released for public comment
State VA partners with UA, Auburn in march to raise awareness of vet suicide
Fitzgerald Washington stories
Governor
Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) told legislators that there will be no special session prior to August because the state’s budget numbers will...
Governor
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and her team on Thursday briefed state legislators on the latest developments on the coronavirus crisis that has gripped the...
Governor
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, on a conference call Monday, told legislators that she will announce her plan to reopen the economy. Ivey was joined...
Economy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held her weekly briefing Monday with state legislators to update them on the state’s COVID-19 response and plans for reopening...
Health
Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) hosted a conference call with state Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, and EMA Director...
Economy
2019 will be remembered for both our bicentennial as a state and for the record low unemployment. Not only are more people working in...
Economy
Friday, Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that, for the seventh month in a row, Alabama has reached a new record low...
Economy
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced last week that Alabama reached a new record low unemployment rate in October. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally...
Economy
Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for...
