Fall foliage lights up the tundra near Kotzebue. Photo by Brittany Sweeney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Dan Robinson of the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development sheds light on Alaska’s labor shortage — job vacancies are nearing all-time highs and there are more positions open than job seekers. The feature article, Labor Shortage Raises Retention Stakes, uncovers factors contributing to workforce turnover rates and the leverage employees have to ask for what they want.
The October edition also provides a monthly high-level overview of Alaska’s economy.
Read the full edition here.
Trends is a nonpartisan, data-driven magazine that covers a variety of economic topics in Alaska.
Source: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Research & Analysis
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