(Juneau) – Earlier last week, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Tamika Ledbetter announced $66.7 million in unobligated CARES Act funding to be deposited into the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. “Our top priority is to rebuild the solvency while we keep costs low for Alaska […]
Anger and warnings of looming “calamity” for tens of millions as federal assistance programs for jobless Americans come to an end. Progressives and economic experts fumed Monday as boosted unemployment aid—which has kept millions of workers, their families, and the overall economy afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic—came to an unceremonious end despite the persistence of the virus […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — July’s job count was up 5.8 percent from July 2020, an increase of 17,700 but still 30,100 below July 2019 levels. Industries hit hardest last year grew the most, although few have reached their pre-pandemic employment levels. Leisure and hospitality was up 5,100 jobs over last July but remained 10,800 below July […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — May’s job count was up 5.7 percent from May 2020, an increase of 16,500 but still 29,600 below May 2019 levels. Nearly all industries’ job counts were up over May 2020, with the industries hardest hit last year showing the largest gains. Leisure and hospitality was up 6,000 jobs, but still down […]