MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama saw the ninth-largest decrease in unemployment across the United States between May 2022 and May 2023, according to rankings from WalletHub. The state added more than ...

Alabama’s unemployment rate remained at a record-low 2.2 percent in May, unchanged from April and down from 2.5 percent in May 2022. The new figure represents a new low in the number of unemployed ...

Even as the Port City’s economic engine drives job growth, Mobile continues to have the highest unemployment rate of all metro areas in Alabama. Mobile County’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate is 2.2%, unchanged from April’s rate and remains a record low. May’s ...

The U.S. Supreme Court this fall will take up a case about Alabama’s troubled handling of unemployment claims during the pandemic. The high court scheduled oral arguments in the case for Monday, Oct.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is on an uptick. The state’s unemployment rate was up slightly in December. But more telling figures show positive signs. Alabama’s seasonally adjusted ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s unemployment rate for March has set a new record low, according to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. According to the governor’s office, March’s unemployment rate is 2.3%, a ...

Job openings surged and the Great Resignation was in full swing in 2022 as the labor market slowly rebounded from the shocks caused by the pandemic. But new government data illustrates just how strong ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Some Alabamians who are out-of-work say they are frustrated with how long it’s taking the Alabama Department of Labor to process federal unemployment insurance claims. Back ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...