Alabama Secretary of Workforce
| Alabama Secretary of Workforce | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $185,866 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $252,186,869 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Authority: | Alabama Code, Section 25-3-2 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Alabama Secretary of Workforce
Greg Reed | |
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The Secretary of Workforce is a state executive position in the Alabama state government. The secretary is chief executive of the Alabama Department of Workforce (formerly the Alabama Department of Labor). The secretary is responsible for educating newly unemployed Alabamans about their rights and negotiating with businesses and "[creating] a more positive economic environment for Alabama employers and workers".[1]
Current officeholder
The current Alabama Secretary of Workforce is Greg Reed (nonpartisan). Reed assumed office in 2025.
Authority
The office of the Secretary of Workforce is authorized by statute, not the state's constitution. Section 25-2-6 of the Code of Alabama states that the secretary is "responsible ... for the administration of the Department of Workforce."[2]
Code of Alabama, Section 25-2-6
| The Department of Workforce shall be headed by and shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of an officer who shall be known and designated as the Secretary of Workforce. The Secretary of Workforce shall be the advisor of the Governor and the Legislature in matters relating to workforce development, employer-employee relations, and the welfare of the wage earners of the state. He or she shall be responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Department of Workforce. |
Qualifications
Alabama law does not provide any specific requirements for holding office, other than that the incumbent must deposit a bond with the state "conditioned upon a faithful discharge of his or her duties" and that the secretary must devote full time to official duties. The secretary also may not hold any other political office or any private sector position that would conflict with the secretary's official duties.[2]
Code of Alabama, Section 25-2-6
| Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, the Secretary of Workforce shall take the constitutional oath of office. Before entering upon the duties of office, the Secretary of Workforce shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Governor, but not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. |
Appointments
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The secretary has a particular mandate to avoid "strikes, lockouts, boycotts, blacklists and discriminations" by facilitating the peaceful resolution of labor disputes. Like most Alabama state executives, the secretary is required to make an annual report to the governor on the department's activities and keep a permanent record of official acts.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
- Unemployment Compensation
- AlabamaWorks!
- Workers' Compensation
- Internal Security
- Labor Market Information
- Inspections - Mining, Boilers and Elevators
- Government Affairs
- Hearings and Appeals
State budget
- See also: Alabama state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Workforce in Fiscal Year 2025 was $252,186,869.[3]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $185,866, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $170,459, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $177,871, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $176,855 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $139,859 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $139,859 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $139,859 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the workforce secretary received a salary of $139,859, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the workforce secretary received a salary of $139,859, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the workforce secretary's salary was $139,259, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the workforce secretary's salary was $139,259, according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Mailing address:
RSA Union, 6th Floor
PO Box 303500
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-3460
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Calhoun Journal, "Governor Kay Ivey Announces Retirement of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, Appoints Marty Redden to Lead Transition," September 29, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Code of Alabama, "Section 25-2-6," accessed October 10, 2025
- ↑ Alabama Department of Finance, "Act 2024-355," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 5, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 5, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 5, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 5, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
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