Alaska Employment: 344,100 Jobs Puts Unemployment Rate at 3.9 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.9 percent in August, while the total number of jobs grew by 1.4 percent from the year before.
Government
Expanded Federal Internships for UAA ANSEP Students
An agreement with the US Department of the Interior streamlines placement of Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students in federal internships.
Interior Secretary Cancels ANWR Leases
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland cancelled leases held by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, while a second ANWR lease sale is pending.
$2.5M in Cleanup Funds for Tyonek, Dutch Harbor, and Utqiaġvik
Three Alaska Native village corporations split $2.5 million, the first batch of a new federal grant program, to assess and clean up soil and water contamination.
US Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District Welcomes New Chief of Engineering Division
James Sauceda assumed duties as the Chief of the Engineering, Construction, and Operations Division for the US Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in June.
BINW Cuts the Ribbon on Alaska’s First Veterans Business Outreach Center
Seattle-based nonprofit Business Impact Northwest adds to its Anchorage entrepreneurship services with a federally funded military veteran outreach office.