Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Port Authority announced that the Port of Mobile's economic impact on Alabama's economy reached $98.3 billion, an increase of $13 billion from the previous year. The port supports 351,359 jobs in Alabama and gave back $2.4 billion in taxes in 2022.
Thursday morning, Gov. Kay Ivey, along with the Port Authority, announced the Port of Mobile’s economic impact on Alabama ’s economy totals a whopping $98.3 billion, an increase of roughly $13 billion from the previous year’s impact. The Alabama Port Authority commissioned the economic impact report, which covers calendar year 2022 (the most recent year that complete data is available), showing that the tremendous growth at the port once again provided a major benefit to all 67 Alabama counties.
The report showed that in addition to the overall $98.3 billion statewide economic impact, the port supports 351,359 jobs in Alabama, one out of every seven jobs statewide. Additionally, in 2022 alone, the port and its related industries gave back $2.4 billion in taxes to the state, local, and federal governments
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