Labor — Page 2

MONTGOMERY – A New Year can bring a new career! Alabama has won a $4.4 million federal grant to help more of the unemployed in North Alabama gain free jobs […]

HANCEVILLE — Amid growing reports of misuse of state prisoners for using inmates for private labor statewide, a Cullman County mayor has resigned after pleading guilty to 15 misdemeanor counts. […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 57%, Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today. The percentage of prime-age workers increased by one-tenth of a […]

Polaris, Amazon hosting job fairs

HUNTSVILLE – A pair of the biggest names in business are looking for employees here in the Tennessee Valley. Amazon and Polaris have their “help wanted” signs out and career […]

Gadsden hosting job fair; more than 70 employers

GADSDEN – Hundreds of jobs. Dozens of employers. That’s what’s on the line Thursday for a multiple-employer job fair in Gadsden. The Gadsden Career Center is partnering with Gadsden Mayor […]

Chamber hosts summer events for interns

HUNTSVILLE – According to the U.S. Department of Education, hiring interns offers numerous benefits to a company and the intern. For the intern, the position gives a student real-life, real-time […]

MONTGOMERY – A pair of North Alabama metro areas have the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. Decatur and Huntsville were ranked as the lowest […]

DULLES, Va. – Workplace and workforce issues headline the release of the annual Gauge Report published by Unanet and CohnReznick for the government contracting industry. Workforce hiring overtakes the uncertainty […]

Employers to see 54% unemployment insurance tax cut

MONTGOMERY — Most Alabama employers will see a 54% tax cut in their 2023 unemployment insurance taxes and the state has dropped into the lowest tax rate schedule, the state […]

MONTGOMERY – The city of Madison posted a 1.8% unemployment rate for October, the lowest in the region and among the state’s major cities, according to figures released by the […]

Scottsboro Starbucks employees unionize

SCOTTSBORO — A vote to unionize at a Scottsboro Starbucks was affirmed after a National Labor Relations Board decision Monday, according to the North Alabama Area Labor Council. “After a […]