Unemployment Rate

Cherokee County Unemployment Rate At 3.4% For May

Despite recording the second-highest job figures in state history, Alabama’s unemployment rate increased slightly in May, probably because of high…

6 years ago

January Unemployment Rate Sets New Record Low for State of Alabama

Alabama has set a record low with the latest unemployment figures – the statewide rate for January of 2018 was…

6 years ago

Statewide Unemployment Rate Sets Record Low; Cherokee County Rate One of Lowest in State

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues its downward trend, setting a new record low for the month of October at…

6 years ago

Unemployment Rate Drops Statewide; Cherokee County Once Again Posts Lower Rate Than Neighboring Counties

Alabama’s statewide unemployment rate has dropped once again – from 4.9% in May down to just 4.6% in June –…

7 years ago

Alabama’s Statewide Unemployment Rate the Lowest Since 2008; Cherokee County Down to 3.9%

Alabama’s April unemployment rate is just 5.4% – that’s down from the March rate of 5.8%.  The last time the…

7 years ago

Cherokee County Unemployment Rate Remains Low; Statewide Rate Sees Slight Increase

The Alabama Department of Labor has released the latest unemployment numbers with the month of December seeing a slight increase…

7 years ago

Cherokee County Once Again Posts One of the Lowest Unemployment Rates in the State

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 5.9 percent,…

7 years ago

Cherokee County Unemployment Rate Remains One of the Lowest in the State

The latest unemployment numbers show that Cherokee County is, once again, home to one of the lowest unemployment rates in…

8 years ago

Alabama Posts Lowest Unemployment Rate in Eight Years

Alabama's unemployment rate continues to improve - dropping from 6.0% in June, to 5.7% for the month of July; that,…

8 years ago

Cherokee County Once Again Posts One of Lowest Unemployment Rates in the State

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announces that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate is 6.0 percent, unchanged…

8 years ago