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.
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.
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’s unemployment rate held steady in February at 3.8 percent as nearly all industry sectors added jobs compared to a year earlier.
Alaska’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.3 percent in December, as more industry sectors count more jobs than three years ago.
Alaska’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent in November while the total number of jobs increased by 1.7 percent.
Alaska’s unemployment rate wavered heading into fall. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted figure for October at 4.5 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from September.
Alaska’s unemployment rate dropped as summer ended to 4.4 percent in September, down two-tenths from the revised rate for August.
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.5 percent in July.
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.5 percent in July, down one-tenth of a percentage point from June.
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent in June.