In May, Haines had the highest unemployment rate in the state, according to preliminary numbers released by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The numbers could change slightly before being finalized, “but there’s no way to say this doesn’t suck,” Haines Economic Development Corporation executive director Margaret Friedenauer said.
If the numbers for Haines are accurate, roughly one-quarter of the community’s labor force was out of a job in May.
The unemployment rate…