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At its worst in May of 2020, Sitka’s employment was down by about 25-percent.
“Sitka was hit harder than most of the rest of the state,” said Calvin. “Down 676 jobs (25-percent). In the meantime the statewide decline was about nine percent, and Juneau was down 13-percent.”
Virtually all seasonal tourism jobs vanished, along with most visitors and not just cruise passengers. In April of 2019 somewhere around 5,000 people arrived at Sitka’s airport; that same month a year later saw only 300 “enplanements.”
Every other sector of Sitka’s economy also took hits: hotels, restaurants, construction, retail, seafood, and government all were down.