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...growth, a diverse economy, a relatively low cost of living and a wide variety of jobs and supporting industries, a state economist contends.Alyssa Shanks, economist for the Alaska Department of Labor in Anchorage, said the diversity of the Peninsula's...
...growth, a diverse economy, a relatively low cost of living and a wide variety of jobs and supporting industries, a state economist contends. Alyssa Shanks, economist for the Alaska Department of Labor in Anchorage, said the diversity of the Peninsula's...
...unemployment rate moved from 7.3 percent in May to 7.5 in June, it remained below last June's 7.9 percent.State economist Alyssa Shanks described the monthly change as "statistically insignificant," and noted that May's rate had been...
...increased from 7.6 percent in 2007 to 10 percent last year. The area's unemployment usually swings with the seasons, state economist Neal Fried said. Last year, the rate fluctuated between 13 percent in February and 7.8 percent in July, the highest...
...Susitna valleys, according to state economists. The number of people in the...residents, at about 125,000, state economist say. For the past several years...2009 were in the Mat-Su, state economists said. The Valley historically...
...Learning Center Thursday. "We're doing well and I think we're starting to do better," he said. Alyssa Shanks, a state economist, gave an overview of where the Peninsula is at. Although Alaska has faced some symptoms of America's recession...
...country also come here for the adventure of it.As state economist Mali Abrahamson put it, "They're tourists themselves...Nonresident seasonal employees aren't a new thing. State economist Caroline Schultz said this trend has remained consistent...
...times to remember, however, that the mighty king salmon is not the only attraction the Peninsula has to offer. State economist Neal Fried recently told us that, when it comes to attracting visitors and their dollars, the Kenai Peninsula has...
...The big factor in the decline was the lower level of unemployment in the oil and gas industry, according to the state economists. In the winter of 1999, oil companies were slimming down due to low prices for their product, Boucher said. Winter...
...Labor and Workforce Development. In the May issue of Alaska Economic Trends, published monthly by the department, state economist Dan Robinson said that when adjusted for inflation, payroll grew more than $300 million. Leading the way, Robinson...