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Despite Lingering Pandemic, State Businesses Remain Optimistic

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – While not as confident in the economic outlook as they were earlier this year, state business leaders

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Free Fall 2021 Data Conference

The Alabama State Data Center (ASDC), housed in the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) hosted

Top Issue Facing Alabama: Education and Workforce Training

Education and workforce training is the top issue facing Alabama’s economy, according to business leaders who participated in the 2020

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State’s Economic Recovery Booming Just Before COVID-19 Resurgence

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two snapshots of the state’s economy earlier this summer show recovery from the pandemic recession of 2020

CBER Hosts Annual Census Data Conference

The Alabama State Data Center (ASDC), housed in the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) hosted

Alabama business prospects looking good for the future

By Kelvin Reynolds | April 19, 2021 at 9:21 PM CDT – Updated April 19 at 9:21 PM Small Businesses

Census Updates for MPO Planners Conference

CBER analyst Susannah Robichaux was invited to address the MPO Planners Conference held by the Alabama Department of Transportation on

Bar Graph of Statewide ABCI from Q1 2019 to Q2 2021

State Business Leaders Expecting Economic Growth

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In the latest quarterly survey by researchers at The University of Alabama, business leaders in the state

State Business Leaders Optimistic on Early 2021 Economy

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Even with the continued stress from the pandemic, business leaders in the state remained mostly optimistic their

2021 Alabama Economic Outlook

Pandemic’s Effects Will Linger on State’s Growing Economy TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The state’s economy could grow by 2.6% in 2021,

The State of Microbusiness in Alabama

CBER’s Director of Socioeconomic Analysis & Demographics, Dr. Nyesha C. Black, gave an update on the state of microbusinesses in Alabama

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Examining County Unemployment during COVID-19

Authored by: Nyesha C. Black, Ph.D. Alabama’s unemployment rate increased by nearly 300% from March to April of this year

Last Push for Alabama’s 2020 Census

As the lead for the Census partnership with the State of Alabama, CBER’s Alabama State Data Center is working to

Paycheck Protection Program Retains 672,859 Jobs in Alabama

More than 65,000 of Alabama’s Businesses reported that loans from the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program were used to retain 672,859

How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Affecting Food Insecurity in Alabama Households with Children

In response to the unprecedented circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau has launched a new survey

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