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Kentucky’s 2014 annual jobless rate plunges to 6.5 percentFRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2015) — Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate plunged to 6.5 percent in 2014 from 8 percent in 2013, while nonfarm employment gained 29,000 jobs, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an ag...

Alabama’s January Unemployment Rate is 6.0% Largest Number of Jobs Supported in January Since 2008 MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 6.0%, down from December 2014’s revised rate of 6.1%, an...

Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2 PercentDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January from 4.3 percent in December. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in January.“Iowa’s ec...

Fast Growing, High Wage Occupations Don’t Always Require a Four-Year Degree MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division has compiled a list of high demand occupations that do not require a four-year degree. The list of 40 occupations ranges from carpent...