Etowah County’s unemployment rate ticked slightly downward in March, while the state rate rose, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Alabama Department of Labor. Etowah County’s jobless rate fell to 7.2 percent last month from 7.8 percent in …
Employment And Unemployment In The Gadsden MSA, 2009-2013
Since the height of the national economic recession in 2009: • The civilian labor force in many areas has decreased because people have stopped looking for work due to the lack of jobs. In Gadsden, the labor force has shown …
McCain Looks To More Local Growth In 2014
Several projects on which the Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority has worked for several years will add new jobs to the local economy in 2014, according to Executive Director Mike McCain. McCain said most of those jobs will be automotive related, …
Employment Numbers Are Encouraging
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, …
Gadsden State Students Heading To Houston To Work With NASA
Student Jenny Plimpton said it’s been inspiring to be part of a Gadsden State Community College team working with NASA on growing plants hydroponically to create a food source for astronauts. The second phase of the project begins Thursday when …
Free Training Classes Offered In Honor Of Local Industries
Gadsden Mayor Sherman Guyton on Tuesday announced a series of free training classes for local industries. Guyton said the idea for the classes came from the Workforce Development Partnership that includes the city; the Bevill Center and the Alabama Technology …