Alaska State Department of Labor

Alaska State Department of Labor is a staffing agency in Glennallen, Alaska, located at 186 Glenn Highway. As a state government office, it connects employers with job seekers across Alaska through the Alaska Job Center Network, the AlaskaJobs job search system, and Virtual Job Fair events. The office supports both unemployed workers filing unemployment insurance claims and employers posting openings, while also offering workforce training programs and labor standards enforcement. The department's divisions include Administrative Services, Workers' Compensation, Employment and Training Services, Labor Standards and Safety, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.

The department is led by Commissioner Catherine Muñoz and Deputy Commissioner Adam Weinert. Weinert has served with the department since 2022, and his work has focused on connecting Alaskans with employment and re-establishing the Office of Citizenship Assistance, which supports new Alaskans in achieving self-sufficiency. Before joining the department, he spent eleven years at the Consular Office of Japan in Anchorage as a political and economic analyst. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Multnomah University in Oregon. The department also publishes the Alaska Economic Trends magazine and maintains the Alaska Job Center Network, which operates job centers throughout the state. Unemployment claim centers are available for workers filing claims, and a dedicated webpage was created to list employment and training resources for Alaskans impacted by severe storms, flooding, and the remnants of Typhoon Halong that affected Alaska's western coast. The department's Vocational Rehabilitation division, discussed in a podcast, helps people experiencing disabilities find, secure, and maintain employment.