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The number of Alabamians without work dipped slightly as the number of people employed in the state reached its highest point in more than two years. The Alabama Department of Labor says the February jobless rate fell one-tenth of a percent from January to 3%. The rate represents almost sixty nine thousand people without jobs.
Passenger ships are once again set to depart from the Alabama Cruise Terminal at Mobile. The new sailings come following a nearly two-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Carnival Ecstasy is scheduled to leave from Mobile for a five-day trip to Cozumel.
Recently on Alabama Public Radio, we reported on how Baldwin County is dealing with rampant population growth. In neighboring Mobile, they have the opposite problem. The population has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail takes visitors to sites around the state where people struggled for equality and social justice. Names associated with the current trail included Rosa Parks and Doctor Martin Luther King, junior. But now, supporters say a new site should be included.
Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi are receiving more than $103 million in additional BP oil spill settlement money for new and continued coastal projects.