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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Alaska's insured unemployment rate fell to 3.1% for the week ending Aug. 11, down from 3.5% the prior week and 5.4% a year earlier, per Labor Commissioner Gil Johnson; continuing claims 1,017, new 182; Nome at 4.1%.
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JUNEAU (AP) -- The state's insured unemployment rate during the week ending Aug. 11 was 3.1 per cent, Labor Commissioner Gil Johnson said today.
The rate compared with 3.5 per cent during the previous week and 5.4 per cent during the same week a year ago.
Continuing unemployment was listed at 1,017, while new unemployment totaled 182.
The insured unemployment rate by area included Anchorage 3.1 per cent, Fairbanks 4.6, Juneau 1.8, Ketchikan 2.0, Nome 4.1, Petersburg 1.5, and Sitka 1.7.
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Alaska
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Week Ending Aug. 11
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statewide insured unemployment rate 3.1%, compared to 3.5% previous week and 5.4% year ago; continuing unemployment 1,017; new unemployment 182; area rates: anchorage 3.1%, fairbanks 4.6%, juneau 1.8%, ketchikan 2.0%, nome 4.1%, petersburg 1.5%, sitka 1.7%
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Labor Commissioner Gil Johnson reported the state's insured unemployment rate for the week ending Aug. 11 as 3.1 percent, with comparisons to prior periods and breakdowns by area including Nome at 4.1 percent.