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58 people die in Alabama with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending May 8

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

There were 58 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 8, a 48.7 percent increase over the previous week.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Alabama increases from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $237,242, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Alabama collected 27.9% more in motor fuels sales tax in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, $775 million came from motor fuels sales tax, a 27.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Rental vacancies in Alabama up 1.2% from Q1 to Q2 2018

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

Rental vacancies in Alabama were 14.3 percent in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Birmingham-Hoover sees 537,500 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Alabama's Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area was 537,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Auburn-Opelika nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.3% since June 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Auburn-Opelika metropolitan statistical area was 64,900, a 0.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

VA Purchase Loans in Alabama average $264,821 for Q1

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $264,821, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Alabama ranked 36th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

Alabama's home vacancy rate was 36th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Alabama collected $617.7 million in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, 5.1 percent, or $617.7 million, came from miscellaneous selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

61 people die in Alabama with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 8

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

There were 61 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 8, a 38.6 percent increase over the previous week.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Alabama increases from Q1 to Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 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 ranks 23rd in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, Alabama collected $5 billion in income taxes, ranking it 23rd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Alabama collected 13.5% less in taxes on hunting and fishing licenses in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, $20.4 million came from taxes on hunting and fishing licenses, a 13.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).