Economy National labor market remained stable in June with 206,000 new jobs According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most measures of labor market performance barely changed between May and June. Chance PhillipsJuly 8, 2024
Economy Expert tells Alabama wage gap task force how to strengthen Equal Pay Act An expert told the task force it still "pays to discriminate" under Alabama's current equal pay law and suggested changes to strengthen protections. Jacob HolmesSeptember 27, 2022
Economy Online job ads in August up 34.6 percent from last year Twenty-five percent of job ads have salaries of $75,000 and above. StaffSeptember 20, 2022
Economy Alabama’s August unemployment rate holds steady at 2.6 percent August’s rate is well below August 2021’s rate of 3.3 percent. StaffSeptember 19, 2022
Economy Port of Mobile headed for busiest year on record The container terminal is tracking more than 10 percent above its 2021 numbers, the terminal’s busiest full year to date. StaffSeptember 14, 2022
Economy Ivey projects tourism to generate $24 billion in revenue by year’s end The impact of the state's tourism industry has more than doubled in size over the past decade. Jacob HolmesAugust 31, 2022
Economy Ecore International plans $25 million Alabama manufacturing facility 84 new full-time positions will pay an average annual salary of nearly $42,500. StaffAugust 31, 2022
Economy Scottsboro Starbucks union election results in a tie Four contested ballots are to be examined by the National Labor Relations Board in the coming days. John H. GlennAugust 24, 2022
Economy Auburn GE workers launch union campaign The campaign for unionization comes as General Electric is breaking up the company and on the heels of unions forming at Starbucks and Amazon... Jacob HolmesAugust 23, 2022
Economy Online job ads in July up 23.1 percent from last year As of July 2022, the yearly comparison of online job ads is 108,608, up 23.1 percent from July 2021. StaffAugust 23, 2022
Economy Task force begins work to close pay gap for women Melanie Bridgeforth, CEO of the Women's Foundation of Alabama, said closing the pay gap could cut poverty in half in the state. Jacob HolmesAugust 18, 2022