Alaska Employment: Job Growth Doubles in February, Unemployment Rate Flat at 4.7%
Unemployment in Alaska fell to 4.7 percent in February while government job cuts held overall employment growth in 2025 to 0.2 percent.
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Mat-Su Borough Partners with Coal Plant Developer Seeking Data Center Options
With help from the Mat-Su Borough, Terra Energy Center Corporation is seeking investors and industrial-scale electricity consumers for a proposed West Susitna coal-fired power.
Alaska Employment: Job Count and Unemployment Rate Nearly Flat to Start 2026
Unemployment in Alaska stood at 4.8 percent in January while federal job cuts held overall employment growth in 2025 to 0.1 percent.
State Supplemental Budget Clears Legislature, Paving the Way for Roads and More
Alaska construction industry leaders cautiously celebrate passage of state supplemental budget, greenlighting transportation funding.
NPRA Lease Sale Shows Industry’s Interest Points North
While a federal oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet fizzled, a sale in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska attracted eleven interested companies.
Native American Bank Approved for AIDEA Loan Participation Program
Native American Bank N.A. has been approved as an eligible financial institution under the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s Loan Participation Program, expanding access to long-term financing for Alaska businesses and tribal enterprises.