The State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development released its monthly unemployment numbers on Friday. Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment remained at 6.6 percent to kick off the New Year. The rate continues to be above the national average as the national economy grows.
Most boroughs and census areas had an increase over the last month and over half increased by more than a percentage point. This is very common for January numbers in Alaska. The largest increase came from Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, where the rate increased by 3.9 percent. The highest unemployment continues to be in the Kusilvak Census Area at 23.9 percent. The Aleutians East Borough and Aleutians West Census Area had the lowest rates at 3.2 and 2.8 percent, respectively. The low rates are due to the January start to the ground fish fishing season.
The Department of Labor has posted its revised employment and unemployment data for 2015 and it is now available at http://laborstats.alaska.gov/
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