Economy
Alabama home sales saw a seasonal dip in January, yet median prices climbed 17.3 percent annually amid a steady state economy.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Senate passes bill expanding Public Service Commission, freezing power rate increases
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Alabama Senate foregoes prison oversight bill in favor of pilot program
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
- Education
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama is about to be hijacked by California and China
Opinion | The things we leave behind
Opinion | A party like it’s 1986
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
Opinion | Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters
unemployment rate stories
Economy
The decreased rate followed new record highs for both the number of people employed and the overall civilian labor force, officials announced.
Economy
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January remained steady from December’s rate.
Economy
Alabama, Maine, and Mississippi saw the greatest increases in their respective unemployment rates.
State
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 2.9 percent.
Economy
While unemployment did tick up slightly in May, a 4 percent unemployment rate is still historically low.
Economy
The number of people counted as employed increased by 40,194 over the year to a record high.
Economy
Alabama’s November unemployment rate was 2.4 percent, up slightly from 2.3 percent in October.
Economy
Although Alabama boasts the seventh lowest unemployment rate nationally, its labor force participation lingers at 57.2 percent.
Economy
September's data shows a slight increase in Alabama’s unemployment rate, up from August’s 2.1 percent to 2.2 percent.