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. StaffMarch 15, 2022
Economy 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. StaffDecember 17, 2021
Economy 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. StaffAugust 23, 2021
Economy State unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in May There were 75,458 Alabamians counted as unemployed in May. Micah DanneyJune 21, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims dropped last week The percentage of new claims estimated to be due to the pandemic was 73 percent. Micah DanneyMarch 26, 2021
Economy State unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 in January There were 97,726 Alabamians counted as unemployed in January. Micah DanneyMarch 17, 2021
Economy 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 MoonJanuary 20, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Christmas miracles: declining unemployment, vaccines and more "I’m talking about some truly surprising big deal things." Bradley ByrneDecember 23, 2020
Economy 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... Micah DanneySeptember 21, 2020
Opinion 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... Annette FunderburkMay 31, 2019