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News from July 2021

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Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville sees 45,800 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Alabama's Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area was 45,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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How many out-of-state businesses registered in June 2021?

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

There were 273 out-of-state businesses registered in June 2021 in Alabama, according to the Alabama Secretary of State.

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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.

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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

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Alabama collects $28 million in miscellaneous taxes during Q2 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Alabama's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $28 million in the second quarter of 2021, the same amount as the previous quarter.

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Alabama collects $20 million in property tax revenue in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Alabama collected $20 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Alabama’s property tax revenue down 4.8 percent since Q2 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 1, 2021

Alabama collected $20 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 4.8 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.