2009 Press Release Archive

• (12/30/09) - New Alaska Minimum Wage Effective Jan. 1
• (12/18/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.7 percent in November
• (12/11/09) - Labor Accepting Applications for DTF, Youth Program Grants
• (12/07/09) - Governor's Safety Conference set for March 23-25; Accepting Nominations
• (12/03/09) - Labor Receives $800,000 for Recovery Funded Green Jobs Project
• (12/02/09) - Air Logistics of Alaska, Fairbanks Approved for VPP
• (12/02/09) - Alaska Safety Advisory Council Seeks Conference Speakers
• (12/01/09) - Trident Seafoods Akutan Plant Approved for Award
• (11/20/09) - Unemployment Rate at 8.9 Percent in October
• (11/19/09) - Alaska Arts Council Requesting Qualifications for AVTEC Culinary Academy
• (11/17/09) - 2010 STEP Grant Application Available Online; New ‘No Deadline’ Process
• (11/16/09) - AKOSH Adopts Updated References on Acetylene Standard
• (11/10/09) - Unemployed May Be Eligible for an Additional Benefits
• (11/09/09) - Veterans Job Fair Nov. 10 in Anchorage
• (11/06/09) - AWIB Accepting Nominations for Vocational Educators Awards
• (11/02/09) - OSH Review Board Sets Anchorage Hearings
• (10/21/09) - AKOSH Cites Anchorage Company for Asbestos Violations
• (10/16/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.4 percent in September
• (10/02/09) - Labor Accepting Applications for Denali Training Fund Grants
• (09/23/09) - Labor Responds to Alaska Railroad Workers Facing Layoffs
• (09/22/09) - Notice of Personal Protective Equipment Standards Revisions
• (09/18/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.3 percent in August
• (09/03/09) - Federal OSHA Solicits Public Comments on Acetylene Standard
• (09/01/09) - Labor Publishes Wage Rates for Public Construction
• (08/21/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.3 percent in July
• (08/17/09) - Alaska Company to Pay in Whistleblower Case
• (08/11/09) - Labor Solicits Public Comments on Certified Payrolls
• (07/31/09) - DUA Deadline is August 8 for Some Workers Impacted by Floods
• (07/27/09) - AVTEC Offers Web Development Training in Anchorage
• (07/21/09) - DVR's Anchorage Counseling, Evaluation Center Moving
• (07/20/09) - New Alaska Minimum Wage Effective July 24
• (07/17/09) - ConocoPhillips Office Tower Approved for VPP
• (07/17/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.4 percent in June
• (07/16/09) - Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline for Some Workers
• (07/14/09) - AK Department of Labor Launches Economic Stimulus Web Site
• (07/09/09) - Additional Communities Eligible for Disaster UI Assistance
• (07/01/09) - New Program for Transitioning Soldiers and Vets
• (07/01/09) - Labor Renews Alaska Resident Hire Determination
• (06/23/09) - Disaster unemployment assistance for workers affected by flood
• (06/19/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.4 percent in May
• (06/18/09) - Labor Grants Provide Training for Older Alaskans
• (05/22/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.0 percent in April
• (05/05/09) - AVTEC Offers Summer Distance Classes
• (05/04/09) - OSH Review Board Sets Anchorage Hearings
• (05/01/09) - Helms, Walsh Named Vocational Trainers of the Year
• (04/30/09) - Labor Presents 6 Apprenticeship Awards
• (04/27/09) - National Workers' Memorial Day is Tuesday, April 28
• (04/24/09) - UI Benefits to be Delivered by Debit Card
• (04/23/09) - Youth Grant Applications Available Online
• (04/23/09) - Emmonak Career Fair Serves Job Seekers
• (04/22/09) - New Legislation Helps Alaska Workers
• (04/17/09) - Labor Department Participates in Alaska Career Fairs
• (04/16/09) - Seasonal Hiring to Boost Alaska Job Market
• (04/17/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.5 percent in March
• (04/16/09) - STEP Grant Application Available Online
• (04/15/09) - New Core Driller Training in Kotzebue, Bethel
• (03/27/09) - Labor Department to Hold Emmonak Career Fair on April 20
• (03/25/09) - April 10 is the Deadline to Register for Free Fairbanks Construction Classes
• (03/24/09) - Health Care Career Fair Set for April 15 in Anchorage
• (03/20/09) - 7 Awards Presented at Governor's Safety and Health Conference
• (03/20/09) - Unemployment rate at 8.0 percent in February
• (03/18/09) - Nominations for Alaska Apprentice Awards Due April 3
• (03/16/09) - Labor Releases State, Borough and Place 2008 Populations
• (03/13/09) - Alaska Raises Unemployment Benefits by $25
• (03/05/09) - Unemployment rate at 7.9 percent in January
• (02/19/09) - Governor's Safety Conference set for March 17-19
• (01/27/09) - Alaska to add almost 44,000 jobs from 2006 to 2016
• (01/23/09) - Unemployment rate at 7.5 percent in December
• (01/22/09) - Alaska Triggers Extended Unemployment Benefits
• (01/21/09) - Alaska Unemployment Insurance Claim Centers: 'File Online'
• (01/20/09) - Some Alaska Workers Eligible for Unemployment Tax Refunds