Three accommodation and food services businesses in ZIP code 35010 employ between 50 and 99 people in 2017

All seven H-2A petitions filed by employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry located in the EC Alabama News publication area were approved in 2024, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-2A Employer Data Hub.

There were more than 130 bank failures across the country from 2012 to 2025, one of which occurred in Talladega County.

In 2024, all of the H-2A petitions filed by employers in the EC Alabama News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-2A Employer Data Hub.