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December Jobs down 7.7 Percent from December 2019

By Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Jan 22, 2021   State  

December Jobs down 7.7 Percent from December 2019

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s December employment was down 7.7 percent from December 2019 to 290,400, a loss of 24,100 jobs, as the pandemic continued to keep job counts well below year-ago levels. Leisure and hospitality continued to record the largest losses, with 8,600 fewer jobs than a year ago (-27.3 percent). The transportation, warehousing and […]

Jobs Up 0.6 Percent in December From Prior Year; Unemployment Rate Remains at 6.1 Percent

By DOLWD on Jan 24, 2020   Featured, State  

Jobs Up 0.6 Percent in December From Prior Year; Unemployment Rate Remains at 6.1 Percent

  JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s employment was up an estimated 0.6 percent in December, or 1,900 jobs, from December 2018. December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Alaska and the U.S. remained the same as the month before, at 6.1 percent and 3.5 percent. Leisure and hospitality gained the most jobs over the year (600), followed […]

Deep Trouble for Arctic and Beyond: NOAA Climate Report Warns of Feedback Loop That ‘May Already Be Underway’

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on Dec 11, 2019   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Deep Trouble for Arctic and Beyond: NOAA Climate Report Warns of Feedback Loop That ‘May Already Be Underway’

“If this were an annual health check-up, I think we’d have to say that the Arctic is chronically sick and getting worse.”  In addition to warning that “the feedback to accelerating climate change may already be underway,” the U.S. government’s latest report on conditions in the Arctic reveals that temperatures in the region are persistently warming, […]

Alaska’s 206.9 Million Salmon Harvest Valued at $657.6 Million

By Fishermen's News Online on Nov 13, 2019   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska’s 206.9 Million Salmon Harvest Valued at $657.6 Million

This year’s robust wild Alaskan salmon 206.9 million fish harvest has an estimated preliminary ex-vessel value of $647.6 million. Statisticians at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) calculated the totals, which amount to a 10 percent increase over the 2018’s value of $595.2 million. Average prices for Chinook, sockeye, coho, pink and chum […]

2019 Salmon Harvest Summary

By Forrest Bowers | ADF&G on Nov 5, 2019   At Sea, Featured, State  

2019 Salmon Harvest Summary

(Juneau) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has published preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2019 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishery (PDF 137 kB). The 2019 commercial salmon fishery all species harvest was approximately 206.9 million fish with an estimated preliminary ex-vessel value of approximately $657.6 million, a 10% increase from 2018’s value of […]

2019 AFN Convention Brings the Native Community Together and Reaches out to Statwide Alaska

By Alaska Federation of Natives on Nov 1, 2019   General News, Interior Alaska  

2019 AFN Convention Brings the Native Community Together and Reaches out to Statwide Alaska

The Alaska Federation of Natives convened its annual convention in Fairbanks on October 17-19 with the theme “Good Government, Alaskan Driven.” Some five thousand AFN delegates and observers attended, representing communities across Alaska, to gather the facts, hear new ideas, make informed decisions, and achieve the unity necessary to lead Alaskans through the challenges ahead.  […]

Alaska Salmon Harvest Exceeds 203 Million

By Fishermen's News Online on Oct 14, 2019   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Alaska Salmon Harvest Exceeds 203 Million

Alaska’s wild salmon harvest reached more than 203 million fish as the season drew to a close in October, largely exceeding last year’s 115.7 million fish, with the sockeye proving to be a star performer. Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) biologists had predicted a statewide 2019 harvest of 213.2 million salmon, including 41.7 […]

Midnight Sun Guardians Participate in Gobi Wolf 2019

By David Bedard/176th Wing Public Affairs on Oct 4, 2019   Featured, General News  

Midnight Sun Guardians Participate in Gobi Wolf 2019

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — On Nov. 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted Southcentral Alaska. In the temblor’s crosshairs was Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Liana Chythlook who had just reported to work. The intensity of the quake’s shockwaves rocked the building like a Dixie cup in a tornado. “I looked up, and […]

AFN Releases Packed 2019 Convention Agenda Focusing On Good Government, Alaskan Driven

By Jeff Silverman | AFN on Oct 3, 2019   Featured, State  

AFN Releases Packed 2019 Convention Agenda Focusing On Good Government, Alaskan Driven

The Alaska Federation of Natives has released its 2019 AFN Convention agenda. The three-day agenda is packed with presentations and panels that explore the theme of  “Good Government, Alaskan Driven,” reflecting on the basic necessity of sound, fact-based government policy amidst Alaska’s current fiscal challenges. The AFN Convention will take place October 17-19, 2019 at […]

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