Alaska Employment: April Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.7 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska held steady in April at a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.7 percent, while the total number of jobs grew by 2 percent, up by 6,100 from the year before.
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Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Down Slightly in March to 3.7 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska fell slightly in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.7 percent, while the total number of jobs grew 2.3 percent, up by 7,000 from the year before.
Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Steady in February and Jobs Total Rises 2.5 Percent
Alaska’s unemployment rate held steady in February at 3.8 percent as nearly all industry sectors added jobs compared to a year earlier.
State Grants $300K to UAF to Train Manh Choh Miners
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is providing a $300,000 grant to UAF for training workers from the Tok area for the Manh Choh gold mine.
Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Down as More Sectors Rebound
Alaska’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.3 percent in December, as more industry sectors count more jobs than three years ago.
Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Holds Steady in November, Job Total Up Slightly
Alaska’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent in November while the total number of jobs increased by 1.7 percent.
Workers’ Comp Costs Drop in 2022
From $3.51 per $100 of payroll in 2012, the highest of any state, Alaska is closer to the national median for workers’ comp costs at $1.95 per $100 of payroll.