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132(4-10-2026) - January jobs up 0.1% from January 2025</a></li> 133 <li class="news-item"><a href="/news/2026/news26-5.htm">(2-26-2026) - Application period extended for Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Western Alaska</a></li> 134 <li class="news-item"><a href="/news/2026/news26-4.htm">(2-25-2026) - Marathon Petroleum continues investment in AVTEC maritime education with $16,000 contribution</a></li> 135 <li class="news-item"><a href="/news/2026/news26-3.htm">(2-12-2026) - Disaster Unemployment Assistance expanded for qualified individuals in Western Alaska</a></li> 136 <li class="news-item"><a href="/news/2026/news26-2.htm">(1-28-2026) - Alaska population grew by 1,649 from 2024 to 2025</a></li> 137 <li class="news-item"><a href="/news/2026/news26-1.htm">(1-15-2026) - Supporting workers, businesses affected by weather closures</a></li> 138 139 </ul> 140 141 </article> 142 <!-- end main Content --> 143 </main> 144 <aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary block-content-area"> 145 <nav class="sidebar-block sidebar_nav_menu"> 146 <div class="block-title"><a href="home.htm">Newsroom</a></div> 147 <ul class="menu"> 148 <li class="menu-item"><a href="/home.htm">DOL Home </a></li> 149 <li class="menu-item"><a href="/commish/home.htm">Commissioner's Office 150 </a></li> 151 <li class="menu-item"><a 152 href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AKDOL/subscriber/new" 153 onclick="window.open('https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AKDOL/subscriber/new?pop=t', '', 'scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=800,height=384');return false;">Subscribe 154 to press releases </a></li> 155 </ul> 156 <div class="block-title">Contact</div> 157 <p>Office of the Commissioner<br> 158 <!-- (###) ###-#### --> 159 <a 160 href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> 161 <div id="aside"></div> 162 </nav> 163 </aside> 164 165 <div class="foot-wave"> 166 <img src="/images/foot-wave.png" alt width="960" height="108"> 167 </div> 168 </div> 169 <!-- /site-inner --> 170 <div class="footer-block footer" role="contentinfo"> 171 <div class="wrap"> 172 <div class="footer-block-1 block-content-area"> 173 <div id="socialmedia-icons" class="block socialmedia-icons"> 174 <ul class="alignleft"> 175 <li class="social-facebook"> <a 176 title="Follow the department on Facebook" 177 href="https://www.facebook.com/alaskalabor/"> <img 178 src="/images/facebook3.png" alt="facebook link" height="22" 179 width="22"> </a> </li> 180 <li class="social-twitter"> <a title="Follow the department on Twitter" 181 href="https://twitter.com/AlaskaLabor"> <img 182 src="/images/twitter3.png" alt="twitter link" height="22" 183 width="22"> </a> </li> 184 </ul> 185 </div> 186 <!-- /socialmedia-icons --> 187 <div class="copyright"> 188 <p> <a href="https://labor.alaska.gov/accessibility.htm"> Accessibility 189 </a> - <a href="https://labor.alaska.gov/oeo.htm"> OEO Statement </a> - 190 <br> 191 <a href="https://labor.alaska.gov/use.htm"> Terms of Use </a> - <a 192 href="https://labor.alaska.gov/privacy.htm"> Privacy </a> - <a 193 href="https://labor.alaska.gov/copyright.htm"> Copyright Info </a> 194 </p> 195 </div> 196 </div> 197 <!-- /footer-block-1 --> 198 <div class="footer-block-2 block-content-area"> 199 <div class="wrap"> 200 <p> </p> 201 </div> 202 </div> 203 <!-- /footer-block-2 --><div class="footer-block-3 block-content-area"> 204 <p class="dept-foot"> Department of Labor & Workforce Development 205 </p> 206 <p> P.O. Box 111149 <br> 207 Juneau, AK 99811 <br> 208 <!-- Phone: <a href="tel:+19074652700">(907) 465-2700</a><br> --> 209 </p> 210 </div><!-- footer-block-3 --> 211 </div> 212 <!-- /wrap footer-block footer --> 213 </div> 214 <!-- /footer-block footer --> 215 </div> 216 <!-- /site-container --> 217 <footer class="global-footer footer"> 218 <div class="inline-div"> 219 <div id="SOAfooterlinks" class="footer-global-nav-menu"> 220 <ul class="menu"> 221 <li> <a href="https://alaska.gov"> State of Alaska </a> </li> 222 <li> <a href="https://my.alaska.gov"> myAlaska </a> </li> 223 <li> <a href="https://alaska.gov/akdir1.html"> Departments </a> </li> 224 <li> <a href="https://alaska.gov/employeeHome.html"> State Employees </a> 225 </li> 226 </ul> 227 </div> 228 <!-- /SOAfooterlinks --> 229 <div class="copyright"> 230 <p>
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