The annual unemployment rate in Etowah County has been declining since 2009 and that trend will continue for 2013, according to Mike McCain, executive director of the Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority. According to Alabama Department of Labor statistics, Etowah County’s …
Etowah County Unemployment Rate Drops To Five-Year Low
Etowah County’s unemployment rate dropped significantly in November to a five-year low of 5.5 percent, according to Alabama Department of Labor statistics. The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent from the October rate of 6.4 percent. This is the …
A Consultant Reports On Etowah County’s Workforce Development Programs
BARBERBIZ Walking the Walk: How Vo-Tech Ed Saved a Town December 15, 2013 at 6:45 am GADSDEN, Ala. — Not long ago, an industrial “prospect” walked into the Alabama Technology Network Center on the campus at Gadsden State Community College. …
What Are Alabama’s Best Performing Cities? 4 State Metros Make National List
Several Alabama metros have landed spots on Milken Institute’s 2013 list of America’s Best-Performing Cities, including Huntsville (No. 101), Birmingham-Hoover (No. 179), Mobile (No. 134) and Montgomery (No. 182). Huntsville, which was the No. 61 best performing city in 2012, …
OUR VIEW: New Boost For Career Tech
There’s been lots of talk from educators, business leaders and government officials (we’ve also touted the concept here) about career technical training, with good reason. Numbers from the Economics & Statistics Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, …