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.
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.
An agreement with the US Department of the Interior streamlines placement of Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students in federal internships.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland cancelled leases held by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, while a second ANWR lease sale is pending.
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.
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.
Seattle-based nonprofit Business Impact Northwest adds to its Anchorage entrepreneurship services with a federally funded military veteran outreach office.