Strong Job Market in Alabama: Report

By Jim Faherty

August 17, 2018

Alabama's job market remains strong, a new report indicated Friday.   The unemployment rate for July was 4.1 percent, unchanged from the previous month, and near the record low, the Alabama Department of Labor said.    The number of people working in the state, 2.1 million, is an all-time high.    Shelby County had the lowest unemployment rate in Alabama, 3.1 percent.

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