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Alaska State Unemployment Benefits 2013
What unemployment insurance benefits are available in Alaska?
Alaska offers unemployment insurance benefits to any worker who has lost their job through no fault of their own.
AK Unemployment Benefits - Maximum Weekly Payment
Alaska's maximum weekly unemployment payment is $370.00, and the maximum amount of time unemployment compensation can be collected through the Alaska Unemployment Office is 79 weeks.Alaska's maximum weekly unemployment pay is $53.65 less then the average maximum weekly unemployment payment of $423.65.
Claiming Unemployment Compensation in Alaska
If you believe you are eligible to file for AK unemployment payments, you can submit an unemployment application with the Alaska Unemployment Office by following the instructions on the AK Unemployment Claim Guide.
Alaska Unemployment Headlines
Recent news stories concerning the unemployment rate and unemployment compensation in AK
[Fri @ 5:00 pm] Alaska unemployment rate falls again - Anchorage Daily News 
[Wed @ 2:35 pm] Alaska's long-term unemployed to see a reduction in benefits - Ktoo
[Sat @ 3:46 am] Alaska jobs report: Unemployment rate continued to fall in March - Alaska Dispatch
[Tue @ 2:46 pm] Alaska unemployment falls to 6.2 percent - Ktoo
[Sun @ 8:13 am] Alaska, Southeast unemployment rate drops in March - Juneau Empire (subscription)
[Tue @ 8:09 am] Sequestration hitting federal unemployment benefits - Juneau Empire (subscription)
[Sat @ 5:18 pm] Local unemployment rates drop - WEAR
[Wed @ 1:04 am] State says some unemployment benefits to end - Juneau Empire (subscription)
[Sat @ 11:11 pm] Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs - Statesman Journal
[Sat @ 3:16 am] Spain's controversial educational reform: Will the Green Tide wash it away? - Alaska Dispatch
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