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The survey revealed that 80 percent of young people in Alabama are content with their jobs.
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist assault and domestic violence victims
- Legislature
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature
- Economy
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
Alabama AG praises injunction against protections for migrant farmworkers
- National
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Dale Strong appointed to influential House Appropriations Committee
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
- Education
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Opinion | The “bad guys” are easy to find in ongoing medical cannabis drama
Opinion | Killing overtime tax exemption is class warfare
Opinion | The Bright Star: an Alabama institution
unemployed stories
Economy
The results underscore the need to provide access to short-term workforce training programs.
Economy
The survey, commissioned by AlabamaWorks, gathered responses from 401 unemployed and underemployed Alabamians.
Economy
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Thursday that workers who became unemployed as a direct result of Hurricane Sally in Baldwin, Escambia...
Opinion
Alabama has partially reopened the state’s economy after a COVID-19 shutdown. How has that worked out? Bluntly, re-opening Alabama’s economy has not worked out...
Congress
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and three other Democratic senators in a call with reporters Friday said their “Paycheck Security Act” would save American workers’...
Economy
Thousands of sick Alabamians. Hundreds of dead Alabamians. Hundreds of thousands of Alabamians out of work. These are the realities of the COVID-19 virus’...
Economy
In a long effort to help unemployed state residents, the Alabama Department of Labor and Alabama Career Center System will open its 50th career...
Opinion
Last month’s jobs report showed that job openings are at a record high, confirming our country’s continued positive economic progress. For the first time...
News
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Medicaid Agency said Thursday that it will seek a waiver from the federal government to begin...