September 21, 2007
National rate remains 4.6 percent
from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Alabama posted a 3.8 percent unemployment rate in August, a modest increase from 3.7 percent in July. The jobless rate in August 2006 was 3.6 percent.
“Between July and August non-durable goods within the manufacturing sector lost 500 jobs statewide,” says Tom Surtees, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations director. “The 3.8 percent unemployment rate represents 82,681 unemployed Alabamians, compared to 81,498 the previous month and 79,980 in August 2006.”
The latest comparable national unemployment rate for August is 4.6 percent, unchanged from July. The national unemployment rate in August 2006 was 4.7 percent.
The lowest county rates for August are:
Shelby 2.7%
Baldwin 3.1%
Madison and Blount 3.2%
Tuscaloosa and Cullman 3.4%.
The highest county rates for August are:
Bullock 10.6%
Wilcox 10.2%
Perry 9.6%
Dallas 9.3%
Lowndes 7.7%
Over the year, there was a net gain of 27,700 jobs in wage and salary employment. The majority of the annual growth occurred in
trade, transportation, and utilities +8,100
professional and business services +6,000
government +5,600
leisure and hospitality +4,600
educational and health services +3,700
construction +2,800
The majority of employment losses occurred in manufacturing (-3,400).
AIDT events
Premiers Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. on
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Leadership skills make a better place to work
Leadership Skills I training schedule:
November 13-14-15, 2007
February 5-6-7, 2008
May 13-14-15, 2008
August 19-20-21,2008
November 18-19-20, 2008
Leadership Skills II training schedule:
October 8-9, 2008
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Interview T.I.P.S. in Huntsville on November 6 and 8, 2007
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Registration deadline: November 2
Download your application online from www.aidt.edu/apply. Mail the completed application to your local Career Center.
Career opportunities available through AIDT
AIDT is currently assisting 24 employers to fill more than 3,900 jobs in Baldwin, Bullock, Calhoun, Colbert, Covington, Cullman, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Mobile, St. Clair, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa counties.
AIDT
recruits potential employees through advertisements and announcements,
collects training applications through the Alabama Career Centers and
other locations, assesses the applicants through application screening
and assists employers with applicants interviews.Click each job link below for details about training opportunities, job qualifications and how to apply for training to qualify for these jobs.
To apply for training, contact your local Alabama Career Center office or other location identified in the advertisement. Detailed Career Center information, including addresses and telephone numbers, is available here.
Training applications are available online.
Click on each job link to access the AIDT training application information. Note instructions on the web page.
AIDT currently requires that you deliver your completed application to the Alabama Career Center or agency mentioned in the ad. The form available with each training recruitment ad will download an application and pre-fill it with the contact information you supply. Print the application, finish filling in your information, then deliver it according to the instructions in the ad.
Resources and job seeker information websites also available online include:
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Alabama CareerLinks
Also listed below:
–Professional positions with AIDT clients that do not require training. Click on the links for information about how to seek employment.
–Employment Opportunities with AIDT
Jobs with the Alabama College System are available here.
BALDWIN COUNTY
BAY MINETTEMobile Lumber & Millwork: Truss Assemblers, Class A Truck Drivers
FAIRHOPE
Creative Multi Solutions Inc.: Call Center Manager Trainees
BULLOCK COUNTY
UNION SPRINGSC&W Industries LLC: Welders, CNC Operators
CALHOUN COUNTY
OXFORDKronospan LLC: MDF Production Technician, Electrician, Multi-craft Maintenance Technician, Machine Cleaner, Boiler/Refiner Operator, Lift Truck Operator, Assistant MDF Technician
COLBERT COUNTY
MUSCLE SHOALSNorth American Lighting Inc.: Productions Team Member, Production Line Maintenance Tech, Quality Auditor, Tool & Die Maker, Electrician/Maintenance Technician
COVINGTON COUNTY
ANDALUSIAShaw Industries: Manufacturing
CULLMAN COUNTY
CULLMANAlabama Cullman Yutaka Technologies: Production Associates, Team Leaders, Line Technicians
GENEVA COUNTY
SLOCOMBPlatinum Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Industrial Fabricators, Plant Manager, Technical Assistant, General Fabricators, Clerical Support, Janitorial
HOUSTON COUNTY
DOTHANPemco World Air Services: Aircraft Sheet Metal Workers
DOTHAN
Shwinco: Assemblers, Maintenance
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BESSEMERU.S. Pipe & Foundry: Maintenance Technicians, Electrical Technicians
McCALLA
Flex-N-Gate Alabama: Production Associate
LEE COUNTY
AUBURNSeohan Auto USA: Production Operator, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Quality Control, Maintenance Personnel
OPELIKA
Daewon America, Inc.: Quality Control, Production & Assembly Operators
MADISON COUNTY
HUNTSVILLEToyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc.: Maintenance Team Members, Facilities Team Members
MOBILE COUNTY
MOBILEAustal USA: Aluminum Welders/Fabricators
THEODORE
Degussa Corporation: Composite Material Technician
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
PELL CITYWKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.: Polishers, Tooling/Set-up Technicians, Logistics/Material Handler Operator, Manufacturing Maintenance Electrician, Manufacturing Maintenance Technician
PELL CITY
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.: Electrical Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Maintenance Technician; Chemical Engineer, Quality Engineer, Logistics/Production Control
STEELE
Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC: Production Associates
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY
ALEXANDER CITYKwangSung America Corp.: Production Workers, Assemblers, Machine Operators, Maintenance Technicians
ALEXANDER CITY
SJA, Inc.: Production Workers, Plastic Injection Technician, HR Manager, Accounting Manager
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
COTTONDALE3pec: Quality Inspectors, Certified Welders, Certified Class A Metal Finishers, Quality and Manufacturing Engineers
Professional positions with our projects that do not require AIDT training:
JACKSON COUNTY
HOLLYWOODKTn.a.: Process/Maintenance Technician, Quality Engineer
MOBILE/WASHINGTON COUNTY
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA LLC:Accounts Payable Manager
Civil Engineer
Fixed Assets Manager
General Ledger Manager
Head of Process Execution Systems
IT Systems Integration Specialist
Logistics Manager
Tax Manager
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
PELL CITYWKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.: Quality Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Logistics Coordinator
Employment Opportunities with AIDT
The following positions are currently available. To apply for a position, click the link and follow the instructions in the ad. You may use the Alabama College System Application form which is accessible online.VANCE
Technical Training Coordinator
Application deadline: Sept. 21, 2007, 4 p.m.
AIDT–Alabama's #1 Incentive
AIDT encourages economic development through job-specific pre-employment and on-the-job training, leadership development, industrial maintenance assessment, safety assistance and other services. AIDT is committed to meeting customer requirements and increasing customer satisfaction through continuous improvement of all our services, with emphasis on our pre-employment and on-the-job training and our quality management system.AIDT assists a variety of employers throughout the state by identifying qualified potential employees through recruitment, screening and training services. We recruit potential employees through advertisements and announcements, collect training applications through Alabama Career Centers and other locations, assess applicants through application screening and assist employers with applicant interviews. Applicants who successfully complete AIDT job-specific training are recommended for employment with the company for whom our pre-employment service is provided.