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    Program Manager Caitlin Coreson with Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District shows a student a website with educational workforce resources during the job fair on Friday, March 28, 2025 in the Homer High School commons. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer Job Fair connects youth with local opportunities
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • April 3, 2025 2:30 am

    The first annual Homer Community Job Fair was held on Friday, March 28, at Homer High School. The fair was…

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Eric Antrim inspecting bridges near Kake in 2023.
    My Turn: In response to the mass firings...
    By Eric Antrim • February 20, 2025 1:30 am

    I am Eric Antrim, a proud member and the elected Recording Secretary for National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local…

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    Economist Sam Tappen shares insights about job and economic trends in Alaska and on the Kenai Peninsula during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s Industry Outlook Forum at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (screenshot)
    Kenai Peninsula job outlook outpaces other parts of...
    By Jacob Dye • May 1, 2024 1:30 am

    During one of the first panels of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s Industry Outlook Forum, held Thursday, April 25,…

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    Oliver Trobaugh speaks to representatives of Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department during Career Day at Seward High School in Seward on Wednesday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Seward students explore future ambitions at Career Day
    By Jacob Dye • May 1, 2024 1:30 am

    Seward High School hosted roughly two dozen Kenai Peninsula businesses Wednesday, April 24, for the second annual Career Day, giving…

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    A visitor to the 2023 Kenai Peninsula Job and Career Fair speaks to representatives of Paradisos Restaurant on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Old Carrs Mall in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Annual Job Fair returns to Kenai Peninsula
    By Jacob Dye • April 3, 2024 1:30 am

    The event is an opportunity for job seekers to get face-to-face with potential employers and training providers

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    A chart showing the unemployment rate of Alaska compared to that of the United States, included in data from the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development announcing job growth for 2023. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development)
    State adds 6,000 jobs in 2023
    By Jacob Dye • January 24, 2024 1:30 am

    Oil and gas, transportation, education and health care all saw growth

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    Graph showing monthly changes in employment from 2019 to 2022, by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development using data from their Research and Analysis Section. (Screenshot)
    Jobs up in 2022, fall short of predictions
    By Jacob Dye • January 25, 2023 1:30 am

    The department predicted that 9,800 jobs would be added in 2022, overshooting the real numbers by 53%

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