AL Political Reporter: “Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that three Alabama metropolitan areas have the lowest unemployment rates in the country for March 2023.
In a metro area with a population of one million or more, the Birmingham – Hoover metro area was ranked the lowest in the nation at 1.8 percent.
Two other state metro areas, Decatur and Huntsville, were ranked as the lowest in the country at 1.6 percent (tied with Rapid City, SD).
“Alabamians have been finding jobs in record numbers for many months now,” said Governor Ivey.“ Therefore, it is not surprising that we are home to the lowest unemployment rates among major metropolitan areas in the nation. Alabama workers are not only trail blazers in aerospace, automotive and agriculture industries – among others – but we are eager to enhance our quality of life. For some time, we’ve been saying ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ is open for business and the job numbers continue to bear that out.””