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News from July 2021

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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley sees 84,600 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Alabama's Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan statistical area was 84,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Alabama increases from Q2 to Q3 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Alabama in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $254,833, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Rental vacancies in Alabama down 1% from Q2 to Q3 2018

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Rental vacancies in Alabama were 13.3 percent in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alabama collected 61.2% more in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, $19.5 million came from taxes on public utilities licenses, a 61.2 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 ranked 38th in average VA home loan amount in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

With $242,114 in loans issued, Alabama ranked 38th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Alabama collected $1,000 in taxes on miscellaneous licenses in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $12 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2020, less than 0.1 percent, or $1,000, came from miscellaneous license taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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VA provides 2,361 home purchase loans in Alabama in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 2,361 VA home purchase loans issued in Alabama in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $637.2 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Alabama ranks 16th in total VA home loans during Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama ranked 16th in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 8,343 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Alabama ranks 19th in the U.S. for the most corporations net income taxes paid in 2020

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

In 2020, Alabama collected $754.3 million in corporations net income taxes, ranking it 19th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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30 people die in Alabama from kidney disease in week ending May 15

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 30 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 15, a 50 percent increase over the previous week.

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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.6% since June 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan statistical area was 85,100, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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14 people die in Alabama from influenza and pneumonia in week ending May 15

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 14 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Alabama during the week ending May 15, a 40 percent increase over the previous week.

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Home vacancies in Alabama up 0.1 percent in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama’s home vacancy rate was 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 0.1 percent over the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

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Alabama’s combined tax revenues up 47.3 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $4.1 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Alabama’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 12.9 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipts 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 sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 19.8 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipts 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 reports $347 million in license tax revenue in Q2

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $347 million in license 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 license tax revenue up 70.1 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $347 million in license 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 license tax revenue up 43.4 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2021

Alabama collected $347 million in license 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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Birmingham-Hoover nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.1% since June 2021

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area was 538,100, a 0.1 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.