The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January in Alabama's Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area was 526,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January in Alabama's Auburn-Opelika metropolitan statistical area was 65,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January in Alabama's Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville metropolitan statistical area was 45,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In 2020, Alabama had $41.4 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project creating at least 60 jobs.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has launched a new COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Dashboard which will make it easier for the public to navigate vaccine information.
The Southeastern Public Health District offers COVID-19 testing in Enterprise and Dothan for patients who meet the testing criteria and while supplies are available.