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December Issue
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Labor Provides New Web Service for Tax-Paying Employers
"Alaska employers who pay UI taxes by filing Quarterly Contribution Reports on wages paid to workers now have an opportunity to use the Internet..."
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Occupational Employment
and Wages, 2001
"Legal, and Architecture and Engineering occupations are among the highest paying occupations in Alaska..." READ MORE
 
"The earthquake that struck south of Fairbanks, Alaska on November 3, 2002, has officially been declared a disaster area according to the recent announcement by Governor Knowles"
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New for November
Minimum Wage: $5.65 ($7.15 eff. 01/03)
Alaska Unemployment Rate: 6.3%
Alaska Population: 634,892
Latest Federal Numbers
Consumer Price Index: 181.0 Sept 2002
Unemployment Rate: 5.7% Oct 2002
Unemp. Init. Claims: 402,000 Oct 2002
Federal Minimum Wage: $5.15
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The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall foster and promote the welfare of the wage earners of the state, improve their working conditions, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment (AS 23.05.010). The department administers employment services, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation programs; enforces laws and regulations dealing with job safety, hours of work, wages, work conditions, and public employer/employee labor relations; and collects, analyzes, and releases labor and population statistics.
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