April Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent in April.
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent in April.
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5 percent in March nearly matches the last pre-pandemic level.
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted figure for February at 5.4 percent, down from 5.7 in December.
Alaska’s unemployment rate went down to 5.7 in December compared to the previous month, but the state’s voluntary quit rate of 3.8 percent was the highest in the nation for all of 2021.
The state Department of Labor & Workforce Development puts Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 6 percent in November, with 7,200 more jobs than this time in 2020.
The state Department of Labor & Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Alaska at 6.1 percent in October, a slight decrease from September, with 8,500 more jobs than this time in 2020.
The state Department of Labor & Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted rate at 6.3 percent in September, a slight decrease from August and approximately the same level of unemployment Alaska saw from 2015 through 2017.
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At a time of rising unemployment, the web-based portal gives Cook Inlet Tribal Council a powerful tool to connect job seekers to available Alaska-based positions and career resources.
This fall, UAA will offer a suite of Fast Track Career Certificates based on current and emerging state economic trends. The certificates will help Alaskans retool rapidly and acquire new skills to re-enter the workforce or build upon existing skills in their chosen field.