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2024 Press Releases
- (12-3-2024) - Alaska to implement online identity verification option for individuals filing for Unemployment Insurance benefits
- (11-27-2024) - Alaska's minimum wage will increase in 2025
- (11-15-2024) - October jobs up 2.1 percent from October 2023
- (11-06-2024) - Disaster Unemployment Assistance now available for qualified individuals in City and Borough of Juneau
- (10-24-2024) - DOLWD to host Alaska Veterans and Military Spouses Job Fair
- (10-18-2024) - September jobs up 2.0 percent from September 2023
- (10-17-2024) - Alaska launches Career Guide Initiative to support rural education and workforce development
- (9-20-2024) - August jobs up 1.8 percent from August 2023
- (9-16-2024) - AVTEC signs MOU with Lower Kuskokwim School District to provide teacher housing
- (8-16-2024) - July jobs up 2.0 percent July 2023
- (7-19-2024) - Employer fraud alert on new payment demand scam
- (7-19-2024) - June jobs up 1.5 percent from June 2023
- (6-21-2024) - May jobs up 2.9 percent from May 2023
- (6-17-2024) - Department joins with U.S. Army to provide new pathway for service members in Alaska
- (5-31-2024) - PUBLIC NOTICE: Unclaimed employer and employee refund checks
- (5-17-2024) - April jobs up 2.8 percent from April 2023
- (5-14-2024) - AVTEC launches innovative training program to equip students with industrial machine, maintenance skills
- (5-9-2024) - Disaster Unemployment Assistance deadline extended for qualified individuals in City and Borough of Wrangell
- (4-19-2024) - March jobs up 2.8 percent from March 2023
- (4-9-2024) - Disaster Unemployment Assistance now available for qualified individuals in City and Borough of Wrangell
- (3-27-2024) - National study highlights decreased Workers Compensation costs for Alaska employers, safer workplaces for Alaskans
- (3-26-2024) - New workforce plan to meet Alaska workforce shortages
- (3-22-2024) - February jobs up 2.6 percent from February 2023
- (2-27-2024) - Alaska Maritime Education Consortium is a 2024 Center of Excellence for domestic maritime workforce training, education
- (2-20-2024) - Department joins with U.S. Department of Defense to connect transitioning service members with local employers
- (1-19-2024) - December jobs up 2.0 percent from December 2022
- (1-9-2024) - Alaska's population remained similar in size from 2022-2023
