Economy
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.1 percent, unchanged from December 2021’s rate.
Hi, what are you looking for?
Alabama Political Reporter
- Legislature
- Opinion
- National
- Education
Opinion | Alabama’s FAFSA completion policy is yielding success
Parent: Magic City Acceptance Academy says school is helping his child
Alabama Arise urges ALSDE to extend summer lunch program through the summer
ASU Board of Trustees elects new leadership at May 5 meeting
Alabama to add 96 new pre-k classrooms in the fall
- Health
More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action
White House warned against Alabama’s law criminalizing transgender care
Yale report finds flawed science in Alabama’s law criminalizing care for transgender youth
Governor announces two additional mental health crisis centers
Former Alabama woman starts church in wake of anti-trans laws
unemployment rate stories
Economy
November’s rate represents 68,673 unemployed persons, compared to 67,860 in October and 105,558 in November 2020.
Economy
In July, 2,138,925 people were counted as employed, up 82,577 from July 2020.
Economy
There were 75,458 Alabamians counted as unemployed in May.
Economy
The percentage of new claims estimated to be due to the pandemic was 73 percent.
Economy
There were 97,726 Alabamians counted as unemployed in January.
Economy
Because of a massive increase in unemployment claims, Alabama's unemployment tax rate in 2021 will go up 92 percent.
Opinion
"I’m talking about some truly surprising big deal things."
Economy
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...
Opinion
The job market in Alabama is growing, and the unemployment rate has reached low levels not seen in many years. Businesses across the state...
