That only helps decrease the state's unemployment rate. While it did go up slightly in January, the good news is the last three months "have all been below 7-percent. The last time we saw our state rate below 7-percent was in 2008," says Tara Hutchison with the Alabama Department of Labor.
the lost labor. So far, about 260 people interested in temporary agricultural jobs have signed up. About three dozen job openings have been posted, said Tara Hutchison, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. She said the department doesn't know of anyone who has been hired.
So far, about 260 people interested in temporary agricultural jobs have signed up. About three dozen of them have been hired, said Tara Hutchison, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. She didnt know whether any had quit.
particularly farmers, make up for the lost labor. So far, about 260 people interested in temporary agricultural jobs have signed up. About three dozen of them have been hired, said Tara Hutchison, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. She didn't know whether any had quit.
The department's spokeswoman, Tara Hutchison, said April's figure does not reflect the impact of the deadly tornadoes April 27 because the measurement was done before the storms hit. She said the impact will show up in the May rate, which will be announced June 17.