Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Alabama last week compared with the week prior.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — For the second month, Alabama is the only state with an unemployment rate higher than a year ago. The bad economic news comes as Gov. Robert Bentley seeks a second term after ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) – Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped to 2.7% for the month of November, which is down from November 2024’s rate of 3.3%, according to the Alabama Department of Workforce. The ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON − Derek Bateman, an independent shrimper in Alabama, couldn't sell shrimp during the COVID-19 pandemic and filed for unemployment benefits. When his application was denied, Bateman spent ...

Last year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Alabama must consider the arguments in a lawsuit about failures of the state’s unemployment system during the pandemic. This week an Alabama judge threw out the ...

Alabama’s unemployment rate increased slightly in May from April as a result of national job market trends and the deadly tornadoes that swept through the northern part of the state, according to ...

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November decreased to 2.7%. This is down from November 2024’s ...