Alaska catching up with the rest of the country on recession

By doris | Published: October 19, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com

“I am one of 70 or 80 people putting in for just about every position,” Phillips told us during a visit this past week. “It’s been difficult.”

Phillips has been looking for work for more than eight months now, often using the computerized job listings at the state-run jobs center.

“I put in for probably 10, eight to 10 jobs a week. I’ve been interviewed for about four a week. And I’m still unemployed,” she said.

Brad Gillespie, the Anchorage, Alaska, regional manager for the job centers, says about 900 people a week visit the midtown facility. That’s up 20 percent to 30 percent from the same time a year ago.

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