2015 Press Release Archive
- (12-29-2015) - New Alaska Minimum Wage Effective January 1st
- (12-18-2015) - Unemployment rate remains at 6.4 percent in November
- (12-09-2015) - Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Issues $560,000 Fine for Employee Death
- (12-01-2015) - Alaska employment grew 0.8 percent in the first half of 2015
- (11-20-2015) - Unemployment rate stays at 6.4 percent in October
- (11-12-2015) - Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Recordkeeping Workshop
- (11-09-2015) - Governor Walker Signs Administrative Order on Apprenticeship Utilization
- (11-03-2015) - Governor Walker Proclaims November 2-8 as Apprenticeship Week
- (11-02-2015) - Workers' Compensation Board Approves New Medical Fee Schedule
- (10-16-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.4 percent in September
- (09-21-2015) - Alaska Wins $2.5 Million Grant to Expand Employment for Youth with Disabilities
- (09-18-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.6 percent in August
- (09-09-2015) - Alaska Wins $2.9 Million Grant for Health Care Workforce Training
- (09-03-2015) - Uber Agrees to Stop Worker Misclassification in Alaska
- (08-24-2015) - AVTEC Provides Maritime Training to Indonesian Coast Guard and Navy
- (08-21-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.7 percent in July
- (08-19-2015) - Alaska Launches "Earn and Learn" Campaign with Community Organizations
- (08-13-2015) - Department of Labor Cracks Down on Worker Misclassification Fraud
- (07-31-2015) - Excavation Training Safety Workshop Available in Anchorage
- (07-27-2015) - Department of Labor Publishes Yup’ik, Tagalog, Korean, Spanish Language Employee FAQs
- (07-16-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.8 percent in June
- (07-01-2015) - Alaska Hire Determination Is Effective Today
- (06-29-2015) - Department Encourages Hazard Elimination Following Anchorage Excavation and Trenching Fatality
- (06-26-2015) - Department of Labor to Participate in Polynesian Culture Flag Day
- (06-19-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.8 percent in May
- (06-18-2015) - Understanding Electrical Hazards: Safety workshop to be held in Anchorage
- (06-16-2015) - Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. Approved for CHASE Program Partnership
- (06-15-2015) - Alaska Employment grew 0.4 percent in 2014
- (06-12-2015) - Department of Labor Publishes Samoan Language Employee FAQ
- (06-11-2015) - Department of Labor Consolidates Divisions
- (06-11-2015) - Commissioner of Labor Issues Alaska Hire Determination
- (06-10-2015) - Governor Walker Restores Alaska Hire Requirements
- (06-03-2015) - Governor Proclaims June as Safety Month in Alaska
- (06-01-2015) - Impact of Possible Government Shutdown on the Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- (05-22-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.7 percent in April
- (05-06-2015) - Fall Prevention Awareness is May 4th through 15th
- (05-05-2015) - Recruiting for More Than 1,600 Seafood Workers Begins Now
- (04-30-2015) - State Agencies Partner to Provide Job Training and Reduce Energy Costs
- (04-28-2015) - Commissioner Drygas Honors Alaskans at Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony
- (04-23-2015) - Spruce Park Auto Body Recognized for Workplace Safety
- (04-23-2015) - Medical Office of Dr. Theodore Barton, MD Recognized for Workplace Safety
- (04-17-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.5 percent in March
- (03-31-2015) - Alaska Safety Leaders Recognized at Governor’s Safety and Health Conference
- (03-20-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.3 percent in February
- (03-12-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.3 percent in January
- (03-03-2015) - Overall job count down in third quarter 2014
- (02-24-2015) - Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today
- (01-23-2015) - Alaska's senior population surpassed 70,000 in 2014
- (01-23-2015) - Unemployment rate at 6.3 percent in December
- (01-15-2015) - Alaska DOLWD Appoints Cashen and Thomas as Deputy Commissioners
- (01-15-2015) - Most regions lost some population in 2014
- (01-07-2015) - Some employers still eligible for 2014 federal work tax credits