JUNEAU – Alaska had extra jobs final month than a yr earlier however the numbers are far under these earlier than the pandemic, a brand new state labor division report exhibits.
Alaska had about 6,800 extra jobs final month than in March 2021 however about 11,900 fewer jobs than in March 2019, earlier than the pandemic, in accordance with the report launched Friday.
The most important beneficial properties over March 2021 had been within the leisure and hospitality and commerce, transportation and utilities sectors. There have been about 2,700 extra jobs within the leisure and hospitality sector final month than a yr earlier and a couple of,200 extra within the commerce, transportation and utilities sector, the report stated.
However there have been nonetheless 2,800 fewer leisure and hospitality jobs final month than in March 2019. The oil and fuel sector, which had 500 extra jobs final month than in March 2021, had 2,900 fewer jobs than it did three years prior, in accordance with the report.
Jobs in a number of sectors, together with well being care and development, final month exceeded these in March 2019.