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High Unemployment in Alaska Reflects Pipeline Boom Context
Alaska’s June unadjusted jobless rate sits at 14.1 percent, down from 15.6 percent in May, according to Ed Orbeck. He notes such unemployment is typical in Alaska even during peak pipeline construction when eight percent was the state’s lowest in 25 years. construction peaked twice in 1975 76 with over 23 000 workers on the pipeline pump stations and Valdez tanker terminal.
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Portland
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