April jobs up 6.9 percent from April 2020

By Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development on May 24, 2021   Featured, State  

JUNEAU, Alaska — April’s job count was up 6.9 percent from April of 2020, an increase of 19,100 but still 25,200 below April 2019 levels. April’s numbers are significant because they mark the first time the year-ago comparisons are to a month that had COVID-related losses. In April, Alaska had recovered about 40 percent of […]