(08-18-2017) - Unemployment Rate at 7.0 Percent in July
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2017 No. 17-33 For more information: Karinne Wiebold, Economist 907-465-6039, Karinne.Wiebold@Alaska.Gov Unemployment Rate at 7.0 Percent in July JUNEAU, Alaska-Alaska`s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.0 percent in July, up two-tenths of a per- centage point from June. The rate is up half a percentage point from the beginning of the year. The comparable national rate for July was 4.3 percent. July employment was down by an estimated 7,500 jobs from July 2016, or 2.1 percent. Preliminary estimates show job losses spread across most industries, although the deepest losses remain concentrated in industries closely tied to oil and gas. Oil and gas led...