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The industry hit the hardest being leisure and Hospitality. Health care was down 2,900 jobs due to suspension of nonurgent care said the department, while retail employment was down 2,600 jobs or 7.2 %.

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Alaska Airlines says its current estimates show that 3,000 jobs will be cut from its about 23,000 workforce.

The 76 residents in Pilot Point are concerned that the hundreds of fishermen expected in town this summer will put their community at risk.

149 tourism employees are being laid off. Two of the businesses losing workers are the Anchorage Westmark Hotel and the Fairbanks Westmark Hotel.

More families are hitting the trails and looking for tips on hiking.

The layoffs will affect non-providers and retain providers in the event that there is an increase in COVID-19 cases. The employee furlough will last for four weeks but furloughed employees will only be brought back if patient rates increase.

The notices say the layoffs include heavy equipment operators, engineers, technicians, and mechanics.

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced on April 9 that individuals utilizing the state's internet unemployment insurance filing system are now able to file their claim certifications on a weekly basis rather than every two weeks.

“I was lucky my body was strong and I could fight it off so well."

Industry and government travel restrictions preventing large cruise ships from docking in Alaska are expected to have an enormous impact in Juneau, where one out of every 7 or 8 jobs is in travel and hospitality.