2000 Press Release Archive

• Alaska Unemployment Inches Up (December 15, 2000)
• Alaska's Future Workforce Conference (November 29, 2000)
• Alaska Unemployment Edges Upward (November 17, 2000)
• Alaska's Employers Urged to Hire Vets (November 07, 2000)
• Voc. Rehab awarded $900,000 Work Incentive Grant (November 06, 2000)
• Fishermen's Fund Advisory and Appeals Council to Meet (October 30, 2000)
• Youth Grant Money Available for Northern Alaska (October 24, 2000)
• Seafood Companies Recruit in Western Alaska (October 23, 2000)
• Summer's End Nudges Unemployment Upward (October 20, 2000)
• Labor Grants Permanent Variance to Icicle Seafoods (September 29, 2000)
• State's Unemployment Insurance Program Well Received (September 28, 2000)
• Alaska Unemployment Continues Long Decline (September 14, 2000)
• Nome Job Center Broadens Services with New Hires (September 13, 2000)
• Alaska Safety Advisory Council to Meet (September 12, 2000)
• $825,000 Available for Job Training (September 6, 2000)
• Labor Department Makes Filing Easier for Alaska's Ex-Military (September 5, 2000)
• Two Wage and Hour Laws Amended (August 25, 2000)
• Alaska Unemployment Ties Record Low for July (August 18, 2000)
• Alaska's Workforce Plan Authorized (July 24, 2000)
• June Statewide Jobless Rate 6.0% (July, 21, 2000) 
• Stelmach New Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta Job Center Manager (July 12 2000)
• Tax Credit Programs Save Employers nearly $2 Million (July 12, 2000)
• Goenett Convicted on 10 Counts of Wage and Hour Violations (July, 11 2000)
• Labor Mobilizes Salmon Workers (July, 10 2000)
• Labor Department Awards Training Grants (July, 10 2000)
• Labor Makes It Easier to Seek Workers Online (June 27, 2000)
• Labor opens new Nome Employment Security Tax Office (June 26, 2000)
• Seafood Workers still needed in Bristol Bay -Over 250 Workers Needed Immediately to Process Salmon (June 19, 2000)
• Labor Grants Temporary Variance from Safety and Health Standards to Icicle Seafoods, Inc. (June, 16 2000)
• Alaska Unemployment Drops to 6.1% in May (June, 16 2000)
• Petersburg Job Center Issues Big Call for Seafood Workers (June, 14 2000)
• Labor Seeks Youth Council Members Council to Coordinate Year Round Youth Employment and Training (June, 8 2000)
• Employer Found Guilty for Failure to Provide Workers' Compensation Coverage For Employees (June, 8 2000)
• Sitka Job Center Issues Call for Seafood Workers 125 Additional Workers Needed by July 1, 2000 (June 8, 2000)
• Extended Benefits to End May 27, 2000 (May 22, 2000)
• Labor Solicits Proposals for $900,000 in Job Training Grants (May 18, 2000)
• Alaska Unemployment Declines Further in April (May 18, 2000)
• Alaska Safety Advisory Council to Meet (May 9, 2000)
• AK Supreme Court Rules Against Halliburton for Safety Violations (April 26, 2000)
• Labor Sponsors Traveling Seafood Workforce 2000 Project (April 26, 2000)
• Muldoon Job Center Celebrates Grand Opening (April 25, 2000)
• $1.2 Million Now Available for Youth Grants (April 21, 2000)
  Alaska Employment and Unemployment in March (April 21, 2000)
• Labor and Workforce Development Technology Outreach Grants Connect Rural Alaska (March 20, 2000)
• Alaska Employment and Unemployment in February  (March 17, 2000)
• Alaska Safety Advisory Council to Meet (March 9, 2000)
• Goforth New DOL Seafood Employment Coordinator (March 6, 2000)
• Labor Offers Direct Deposit for Unemployment Benefits (March 6, 2000)
• Unemployed to Get Extended Benefits (February 24, 2000)
• Alaska Employment and Unemployment in January  (February 18, 2000)
• Survey Shows Service for Unemployed is First-Rate (February 7, 2000)
• Fishermen's Fund Advisory and Appeals Council to Meet (February 1, 2000)
• Alaska Resident Workforce Continues to Gain Strength (February 1, 2000)
• Employees May be Eligible for Tax Refunds from State (January 10, 2000)