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Jobless increased slightly last month
Posted: Sunday, October 21, 2001
JUNEAU -- Unemployment rose by less than a percent in Alaska during September to 5.2 percent as the tourism season ended, the state labor department said Friday.
Unemployment rose to 4.4 percent in Juneau, up from 3.8 percent in August. Unemployment in the Southeast region rose by a half percent to 5 percent.