5/26/15 Group Watch: Jobs Numbers
Governor Robert Bentley and the Alabama Department of Commerce released a report that shows there were 392 projects in 2014 for a total of 18,137 jobs and investments of $3.37 billion. According to the report, Madison County lead the state in job creation with 3,418 new jobs. Other top job producing counties include Jefferson (1,929), Tuscaloosa (1,264), Lee (755) and Cullman (704). Top counties for investment were Lee ($482 million), Escambia ($376 million), Madison ($321 million), Jefferson ($189 million) and Mobile ($168 million).
