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A pair of crew members work on the drilling deck of Parker Rig 272 at Prudhoe Bay in May. The oil industry has lost 25 percent of its jobs since hitting a peak in 2015, with about 3,600 jobs lost over the past two years. (Photo/Michael Dinneen/For the Journal)
Alaska seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 7 percent in July according to the state Labor Department.
It’s the highest the unemployment rate the state has seen in nearly five years since it was at 7.1 percent in October 2012.
The rate was up 0.2 percentage points from June, up 0.5 for the year and up 0.3 from July of last year.
By comparison, the national adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July.
Trout Unlimited and the Kenai Watershed Forum host “A Day at the River.”
Trent Burnett retired April 30.
Funding for improvements to the Homer High School entrance comes out of the 2022 bond package.
The causes of these conditions remain unknown but likely include effects from habitat changes and predation, officials said.
KPC graduates congratulated as they head into the next chapter of their lives.
Natural gas remains the “backbone” of the utility’s energy production.
Nathan Erfurth arrested in May 2023.
Exemptions allowed for certain occupations and “mission-critical” purposes.
The annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration caps off the Salmon in the Classroom program.
