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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The popularity of teleworking or working from home spurred by the pandemic is on the rise across the nation including Alaska. That s the lead article in the August edition of Alaska Economic Trends published by the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Liz Brooks, a research analyst in the department s Research and Analysis Unit, is the author of the article. She was among the guests on Action Line. During the pandemic in 2020 we saw telework rates pick up. About a third of households in Alaska and the nation had someone working from home because of the pandemic. That represents a huge jump from the trend prior to the pandemic. Certainly telework has been on the rise since 1980, but everybody had to try something new and the rates really jumped. ....
Overall, Alaska ranked fifth for breweries per capita and fourth in gallons consumed per capita in 2020, according to the Brewers Association cited in the report. ....
State Labor Economist Neal Fried Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Despite the pandemic and the loss of over 20,000 jobs, Alaskans personal income went up in 2020. It went up by about 3 percent for $1.5 Billion dollars, according to State Labor Economist Neal Fried said it went up due to the large and broad care relief packages. Fried said in 2019 employment made up about 64% of all personal income, but last year it only accounted for 61%. He said transfer payments which are payments mostly coming from government to individuals went from 17% to 21%. The addition of that money was larger than the loss in wages, so we actually saw a nice bump in personal income in Alaska, s economy, he said. ....
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For first time, Alaska sees deflation across the state kodiakdailymirror.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kodiakdailymirror.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.