Alabama Jobless Rate Falls Amid Immigration Reform

Written By: Neil Munro  |  Posted: Friday, January 6th, 2012

                Alabama's unemployment rate fell at a record pace in November amid stepped-up efforts by President Barack Obama's deputies to frustrate enforcement of the state's popular new immigration reform.

The state's unemployment rate fell 0.6 percent in November to 8.7 percent, according to new state reports, partly because the state's employers opened up jobs to Americans after shedding illegal immigrants.

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