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Alaska Has Finally Recovered its Pandemic Job Losses, but the Seafood Industry is Headed the Other Way

Alaska has finally regained the jobs it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows the state has rebounded in jobs and wages, which have lagged behind the national average.

The study's author, Karinne Wiebold, says it took Alaska a year or so longer to get back to full employment levels than it did for the nation as a whole..

According to the study, jobs rose 2% in Alaska in 2024. Wages climbed...

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