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Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.2% since June 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area was 45,700, a 0.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Alabama declines from Q1 to Q2 2019

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $216,563, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Alabama ranks 47th in the U.S. for the most other license taxes paid in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

In 2020, Alabama collected $1 thousand in other license taxes, ranking it 47th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

VA provides 8,343 home loans in Alabama totaling $2 billion in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 8,343 home loans totaling $2 billion in Alabama during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama's income tax revenue up 65.9 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Alabama collected $1.4 billion in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 65.9 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

VA Purchase Loans in Alabama average $216,563 for Q2 2019

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $216,563, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

247 people die in Alabama from heart disease in week ending May 8

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

There were 247 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 8, a 15.7 percent decrease from the previous week.

Q2: VA home loan in Alabama averages $242,114

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Alabama during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $242,114, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama collects $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Alabama collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Alabama collected $427.8 million in insurance premiums sales tax in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, 3.6 percent, or $427.8 million, came from insurance premiums sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Alabama receives $364.4 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The VA issued 1,723 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Alabama during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA Purchase Loans in Alabama average $269,898 for Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $269,898, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama collected 10.8% more in alcoholic beverages sales tax in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, $241.7 million came from alcoholic beverages sales tax, a 10.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).