Kay Ivey (Republican) has been Governor of Alabama since 10 Apr 2017. Since Kay Ivey took office in April 2017, real state GDP has risen 2.2% a year, against +2.5% for the United States. On pay growth Alabama is 5th of the 49 states, on GDP per person 24th. The unemployment rate moved −1.5 percentage points in Alabama against −0.2 percentage points for the United States. Over Robert J. Bentley's tenure, 2011 to 2017, real state GDP rose 1.1% a year. The house price index is up 85.4% since day zero (6.9% a year).

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