JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rate was 6.4 percent in November, unchanged from September and October. The comparable national rate was 5.0 percent, also the same as October. Alaska’s jobless rate has been relatively steady through most of 2015. The unemployment rate is just one of several indicators of the economy’s health, but the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Employment in Alaska increased by 2,591 jobs, or 0.8 percent, in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014. Average monthly employment from January through June was 335,330. Employers paid $9.0 billion in wages during the first six months of 2015, a 2.1 percent increase from the same period in […]
