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Unemployment still at 2.7% in March, though wages rise, says ADOL report
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Unemployment still at 2.7% in March, though wages rise, says ADOL report

  • Nathan Prewett
  • May 4, 2026

The unemployment rate in Alabama for the month of March continued to hold a 2.7% but wages rose to a "record" high, said a report from the Ala…

February unemployment held at 2.7%, said ADOL report
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February unemployment held at 2.7%, said ADOL report

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Apr 29, 2026

The rate of unemployment in Alabama continues to be at 2.7%, said an earlier report from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL). 

Alabama unemployment 'holds steady' at 2.7% in January, says ADOL report
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Alabama unemployment 'holds steady' at 2.7% in January, says ADOL report

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Apr 16, 2026

A report from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) showed that unemployment in January was "steady" at 2.7%. 

DRA to invest $4 million for workforce development in Black Belt
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DRA to invest $4 million for workforce development in Black Belt

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Mar 19, 2026

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is releasing $4 million to support workforce development in the Delta region, including the Black Belt. 

Sewell taking applications for spring 2026 internships
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Sewell taking applications for spring 2026 internships

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Dec 23, 2025

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) is taking applications for internships for her Washington D.C. and district offices during the spring 2026 season. 

Building the next generation of Alabama’s construction workforce
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Building the next generation of Alabama’s construction workforce

  • By Tim Harrison
  • Dec 18, 2025

The construction industry has an economic impact of $17 billion in Alabama, and when ABC of Alabama’s membership gets together, many topics ar…

Selma native appointed as Chief Labor Officer for Department of Workforce
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Selma native appointed as Chief Labor Officer for Department of Workforce

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Updated Dec 22, 2025

Selma native Keyarrow Moore-Bonner has been appointed as the Chief Labor Officer for the Alabama Department of Workforce. 

Study: Prison labor could be suppressing Montgomery-area automotive wages
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Study: Prison labor could be suppressing Montgomery-area automotive wages

  • By Olivia McMurrey
  • Nov 20, 2025

Mark Miller worked a dangerous job for more than four decades, but he said he’d never gotten hurt at work until his employment with an automot…

‘They keep us in business,’ Alabama farmers praise guest-worker wage decrease
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‘They keep us in business,’ Alabama farmers praise guest-worker wage decrease

  • By Mary Sell | Alabama Daily News
  • Oct 13, 2025

Alabama farm leaders are celebrating a new federal rule decreasing the wages agriculture-related businesses must pay people hired through a gu…

ADOL report finds average weekly wages increased in August
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ADOL report finds average weekly wages increased in August

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Sep 19, 2025

The latest report from the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) found that the average weekly wages increased in August to $1,117.54, considered…

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