Alaska will gain about 3,000 jobs this year as key industries like oil and gas and construction continue to shine, state economists predict. The 0.9% increase, pushing the total to nearly 341,000 jobs ...

Nov. 5—The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted fisheries, low prices, climate change and foreign competition that could ...

Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That's according to new economic data from the state Department of Labor for the year 2024. Seafood harvesting jobs — which ...