2017 Press Release Archive

• (12-22-2017) - Employment Down 0.9 Percent, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
• (12-21-2017) - Southwest Alaska Pilots Association Donates AVTEC Scholarships
• (12-15-2017) - Alaska Minimum Wage to Increase to $9.84
• (12-13-2017) - Registered Apprenticeship Roundtable Highlights Expansion of Alaska Training Programs
• (11-17-2017) - Employment Down 1.3 Percent, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
• (11-15-2017) - AVTEC's Alaska Maritime Training Center Receives $95,000 Donation from Andeavor
• (10-27-2017) - Alaska Workforce Investment Board Accepting Nominations for David G. Stone Awards
• (10-24-2017) - Alaskans Eligible for Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits
• (10-23-2017) - ANTHC Starts New Behavioral Health Aide Apprenticeship Program
• (10-20-2017) - Employment Down 1.3 Percent, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
• (10-17-2017) - North Country Services Agrees to Pay $280,000 Fine for Employee Death
• (09-25-2017) - Alaska’s total wages up 0.6 percent in first quarter 2017 from prior year
• (09-14-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 7.2 Percent in August
• (08-24-2017) - Excavation Awareness Training - Safety workshop to be held in Anchorage
• (08-18-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 7.0 Percent in July
• (07-21-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.8 Percent in June
• (07-14-2017) - Exposure to Silica Training
• (06-16-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.7 Percent in May
• (06-15-2017) - Labor Commissioner Renews Alaska Employment Preference Determination
• (06-14-2017) - New Polar Code Compliant Courses Offered at AVTEC
• (06-08-2017) - Services to Alaskans at Risk in Potential State Government Shutdown
• (06-05-2017) - Free Workplace Safety Trainings Offered in Anchorage
• (05-23-2017) - Alaska Pioneer Homes Start New Apprenticeship Program
• (05-19-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.6 Percent in April
• (04-28-2017) - UniSea in Dutch Harbor Approved for Voluntary Protection Program
• (04-26-2017) - Recruitment Underway for Jobs in Alaska's Seafood Industry
• (04-21-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.4 Percent in March
• (04-20-2017) - 4th Annual Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
• (04-03-2017) - Annual Governor’s Safety and Health Conference Brings Together Alaska Industries
• (03-31-2017) - Alaska Occupational Safety and Health 10-hour Construction Course
• (03-29-2017) - Mat-Su Health Services Renewed for Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Award
• (03-28-2017) - Occupational Safety and Health Review Board Upholds $301,000 in Penalties Issued in Trenching Fatality
• (03-24-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.4 Percent in February
• (03-23-2017) - Citations and $882,000 in Fines Issued for Safety Violations by Universal Energy, Price Gregory International, and Quanta Power Generation
• (03-22-2017) - Department Closes Eagle River Job Center to Reduce Spending
• (03-17-2017) - Mat-Su Regional Health Center Hires First Apprentices
• (03-10-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.5 Percent in January
• (03-09-2017) - State, Municipality of Anchorage Host Mountain View Employment Roundtable
• (03-03-2017) - Age Migration Data Show More Young Adults Moving In, More 35+ Leaving
• (02-24-2017) - Alaska Workforce Investment Board Supports Maintaining Medicaid Expansion
• (02-23-2017) - Fairbanks Community Food Bank Renewed for Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Award
• (02-22-2017) - Alaska Workforce Investment Board Recognizes David G. Stone Award Recipients
• (02-07-2017) - Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Fines North Country Services $280,000
• (02-03-2017) - Alaska's third quarter 2016 employment down 2.5 percent from prior year
• (02-02-2017) - Alaska Primary Care Association Launches Health Care Apprenticeships
• (01-20-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 6.7 Percent in December
• (01-18-2017) - State Supports New Calista Apprenticeship with AVTEC Classes
• (01-12-2017) - Natural Increase Fueled Small Population Gain for Alaska in 2016